Catalpa bignonioides – Southern Catalpa

 

Botanical Family Bignoniaceae

Bloom Time April – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Polyad

Aperture Number 0-1

Aperture Type Inaperturate

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source • •

Carex–Sedge

Carex albicans

Carex fraseri

Carex pennsylvanica

Carex platyphylla

Carex platyphylla–Broadleaf Sedge

Botanical Family Cyperaceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Irregular

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

 

 

Campsis radicans – Trumpetcreeper

 

Botanical Family Bignoniaceae

Bloom Time July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Cream, White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Callicarpa japonica-Japanese Blueberry

 

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus, possibly sulcate

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color

Brassica oleracea – Wild Cabbage

 

Botanical Family Brassicaceae

Bloom Time Rarely flowers

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

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Coreopsis verticillata – Threadleaf Coreopsis

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time May – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •