Hymenocallis occidentalis –Northern Spiderlily

Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 105

Shape Oval

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Heliopsis helianthoides – Rough Oxeye

 

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 29

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Franklinia alatamaha – Franklin Tree

Botanical Family Theaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1+

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 44

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • • •

Nectar Source • • • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Euthamia caroliniana–Slender Goldentop

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time August – December

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size

Shape Round

Eurybia hemispherica–Southern Prairie Aster

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July–November

 

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Tectate

Size

Shape Round

Eurybia schreberi – Schreber’s Aster

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – November

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Eupatorium fistulosum –Trumpetweed

 

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Erigeron strigosus – Common Eastern Fleabane

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time  April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Semitectate

Size

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source