August
Asclepias syriaca – Common Milkweed
Botanical Family Apocynaceae
Bloom Time June-August
Pollen Characteristics
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 0-1
Aperture Type Inaperturate
Ornamentation Psilate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color
Honey Bee Resources
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
Resources
Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba
Aralia spinosa – Devils Walking Stick
Botanical Family Araliaceae
Bloom Time July – August
Pollen Characteristics
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Triangular
Pollen Color Cream, White
Honey Bee Resources
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source •
Anethum graveolens – Dill
Botanical Family Apiaceae
Bloom Time July – October
Pollen Characterististics
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oblong, or irregular
Pollen Color
Honey Bee Resources
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source •
Aconitum uncinatum–Southern Blue Monkshood
Botanical Family Ranunculaceae
Bloom Time July–November
Pollen Characteristics
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size
Shape Triangular