Monarda citriodora – Lemon Bee Balm

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time May – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 70

Shape Round 

Pollen Color White

Honey Bee Resources

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Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

 

Monarda punctata – Spotted Bee Balm

Botanical Family Lamiaceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 6

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um) 43

Shape Round 

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resource

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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 

 

Lilium–Liliy

Lilium canadense

Lilium iridollae

 

 

Lilium canadense – Canada Lily

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 69

Shape Oval

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

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Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Lilium iridollae-Panhandle Lily

Botanical Family Liliaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semi-tectate

Size (um) 94

Shape Oval

Liatris squarrosa – Scaly Blazing Star

Botanical Family Asteraceae

Bloom Time June – September

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 26

Shape Round 

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Leucojum aestivum – Summer Snowflake

Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae

Bloom Time April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 1

Aperture Type Sulcate

Ornamentation Perforate/Granulate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um) 38

Shape Round 

Pollen Color Yellow, Orange

Honey Bee Resources

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