Malva sylvestris – High Mallow

Botanical Family Malvaceae

Bloom Time June – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Echinate/Porate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 94

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Pollen Load Identification

No pollen loads are actually seen on the corbicula for Malva spp., but there is typically a lot of pollen dusting on all parts of the honey bee, especially for the nectar gatherers.

 

Tilia spp.–Linden Tree

Botanical Family Malvaceae

Bloom Time June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 31 um

Shape Round

Abelmoschus esculentus – Okra

Botanical Family Malvaceae

Bloom Time: Seasonal Bloomer

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6+  

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color