Ericaceae

Gaylussacia brachycera – Box Huckleberry

Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry
Gaylussacia brachycera–Box Huckleberry

 

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 69

Shape Irregular

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

 

Chamaedaphne calyculata – Leatherleaf

Chamaedaphne calycubata–Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calycubata–Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calycubata–Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calycubata–Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calycubata–Leatherleaf

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time March – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round/Irregular 

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Rhododendron viscosum – Swamp Azalea

Rhododendron viscosum–Swamp azalea
Rhododendron viscosum–Swamp azalea

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

Rhododendron vaseyi – Pinkshell Azalea

Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi–Pinkshell azalea

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time April – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Rhododendron arborescens – Sweet Azalea

Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens–Sweet Azalea

 

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time April–June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size

Shape Round