Centaurea cyanus – Cornflower Thistle

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow, Brown

Honey Bee Resources

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Nectar Source • •

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