Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time July – September
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 17 um
Shape Round
Pollen Color Dark brown, black
Pollen Source • • •
Nectar Source • • •
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time May – July
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Granulate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, Brown
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Elaeagnaceae
Bloom Time March–July
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, Brown
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Commelinaceae
Bloom Time July – September
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 0-1
Aperture Type Inaperturate
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oval
Pollen Color Yellow, Blue, Brown
Pollen Source
Nectar Source
The pollen from Commelina communis is polymorphic, meaning that the pollen, and often the anthers as well, come in different colors. In this case, Commelina has yellow, blue, or brown anthers and pollens (Willner 2011). Commelina communis has sterile, or fodder pollen, as well as fertile pollen, and these different types of pollen can have different colors even on the same flower head.
Willmer, P. (2011). Pollination and floral ecology. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Lunau, K. (1995). Notes on the colour of pollen. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 198(3/4), 235-252. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23642852
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time Seasonal
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Lophate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, Brown
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source •
Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae
Bloom Time August – September
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 1
Aperture Type Sulcus/Inaperturate
Ornamentation Psilate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oval
Pollen Color Brown, Green
Pollen Source • • •
Nectar Source • • • •
Bloom Time February – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Striate
Tectum Semitectate
Size (um)
Shape Triangular
Pollen Color Yellow, Brown, Tan
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • • •
Prunus spp. honey is typically light in color, quick to granulate, but has good flavor. Prunus spp. may contribute to early honey surplus for honey bees.
Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.
Prunus serotina – Black cherry
Botanical Family Rosaceae
Bloom Time April – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Striate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Triangular
Pollen Color Brown
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Prunus spp. honey is typically light in color, quick to granulate, but has good flavor. Prunus spp. may contribute to early honey surplus for honey bees.
Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.
Botanical Family Rosaceae
Bloom Time February – March
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Triangular
Pollen Color Green, Brown
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Sapindaceae
Bloom Time February – May
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Colpus
Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 32
Shape Round
Pollen Color Brown, dark brown, olive
Pollen Resource • •
Nectar Resource • • •
The honey from Acer is typically pale amber in color. Maples are important to honey bees for early brood rearing.
Sammataro, D. and Harman, A. (2013). “Major Flowers Important to Honey Bees in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States”. AlphaGraphics, Tucson, AZ.
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