Schlumbergera spp. – Christmas Cactus

Botanical Family Cactaceae

Bloom Time

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3+

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Microreticulate/Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

 

Opuntia humifusa – Low Prickly Pear

Botanical Family Cactaceae

Bloom Time May – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6+

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 123

Shape Round

Pollen color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba