Dirca Palustris–Eastern Leatherwood

Dirca Palustris–Eastern Leatherwood

Dirca Palustris–Eastern Leatherwood

Dirca Palustris–Eastern Leatherwood

Botanical Family Thymelaeaceae

Bloom Time March – May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Multiple

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resource 

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba