Sarcococca hookeriana–Sweet Box

Botanical Family Buxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperaturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • • •

Sanguinaria canadensis – Bloodroot

Botanical Family Papaveraceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6+

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 37

Shape Round

Petasites japonicus – Bog Rhubarb

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 33

Shape Round

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Pachysandra procumbens – Allegheny Spurge

Botanical Family Buxaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell

Botanical Family Boraginaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3+

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Perforate/Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Narcissus pseudonarcissus – Wild Daffodil

Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae

Bloom Time March – April

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

Lonicera fragrantissima – Fragrant Honeysuckle

Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 56

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • • •

Nectar Source • • •

Lindera benzoin – Northern Spicebush

Botanical Family Lauraceae

Bloom Time March – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Inaperaturate

Aperture Type N/A

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 33

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Bright Yellow

Honey Bee Resource

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •

Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba 

 

Laurus nobilis – Sweet Bay

Botanical Family Lauraceae

Bloom Time March – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round 

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Lamium

Lamium purpureum 

Lamium amplexicaule