Lilium superbum–Turk’s Cap Lily

 

 

Botanical Family: Liliaceae

Bloom Time July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 80

Shape Oval

Callicarpa dichotoma – Purple Beautyberry

 

Botanical Family: Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Psilate/granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 37

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

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Eupatorium ‘Phantom’ – Joe-Pye Weed

 

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time July – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 17 um

Shape Round

 

Pollen Color Dark brown, black

Honey Bee Resources

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Nectar Source • • •

Koelreuteria paniculata – Goldenrain Tree

Botanical Family Sapindaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 25

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •

 

Tetradium daniellii – Beebee Tree

 

Botanical Family Rutaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Centaurea cyanus – Cornflower Thistle

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time May – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Granulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow, Brown

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source • •

Rubus ordoratus–Purple-Flowering Raspberry

Botanical Family Rosaceae

Bloom Time June – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Gray, Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

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Sambucus canadensis – American Elderberry

Botanical Family Adoxaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Microreticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Green

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba