Lonicera sempervirens – Coral Honeysuckle

Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 66

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

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Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba

Lonicera maackii – Amur Honeysuckle

Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae

Bloom Time October – November

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 62

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

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Lonicera japonica – Japanese Honeysuckle

Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae

Bloom Time September – October

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit  Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 69

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Light Yellow

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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

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Leucothoe fontanesiana – Fetter-Bush

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Psilate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 43

Shape Irregular 

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

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Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Kalmia latifolia – Mountain Laurel

Botanical Family Ericaceae

Bloom Time May

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Tetrad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 30

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

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Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Linum usitatissimum–Flax

 

Botanical Family Linaceae

Bloom Time May – June

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round 

Pollen Color

Monarda didyma – Scarlet Bee Balm

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 60

Shape Round 

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

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