Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis–Eastern Red Bud

Cercis canadensis ‘The Rising Sun’ –Eastern Red Bud

Botanical Family Fabaceae

Bloom Time March – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Striate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source • •

Cercis canadensis is important for early brood rearing.

Sources

Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.