Chrysogonum virginianum – Golden Knee

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time April – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Dark Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

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Caesalpinia mexicana–Mexican Holdback

 

Botanical Family Fabaceae

Bloom Time August-November

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Shape 

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

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 •

Allium tuberosum – Garlic Chives

Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae

Bloom Time August – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus/Inaperturate

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Oval

Pollen Color Brown, Green

Honey Bee Resources

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