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

 

 

Carex pennsylvanica – Pennsylvania Sedge

Botanical Family Cyperaceae

Bloom Time April – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Irregular

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Cardamine diphylla – Crinkleroot

Botanical Family Brassiaceae

Bloom Time March – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad 

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Striate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Caltha palustris–Marsh Marigold

 

Botanical Family Ranunculaceae

Bloom Time April-June

 

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size 

Shape Round 

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

Nectar Source