Vine

Gelsemium sempervirens – Carolina Yellow Jasmine

Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens–Carolina Yellow Jasmine

Botanical Family Gelsemiaceae

Bloom Time February – April

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Striate/Perforate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round 

Pollen Color

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source

Nectar Source

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Hedera helix – English Ivy

Hedera helix – English Ivy
Hedera helix – English Ivy

Botanical Family Araliaceae

Bloom Time September – October

 Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Compound

Ornamentation Reticulate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow, Orange

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • • •

Nectar Source • • •

Cucurbita pepo – Squash

Cucurbita pepo–Squash
Cucurbita pepo–Squash
Cucurbita pepo–Squash
Cucurbita pepo–Squash
Cucurbita pepo–Squash
Cucurbita pepo–Squash

Botanical Family Cucurbitaceae

Bloom Time July – August

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number Multiple

Aperture Type Porate

Ornamentation Echinate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Yellow

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source • •

Nectar Source • •

Campsis radicans – Trumpetcreeper

 

Campsis radicans–Trumpetcreeper
Campsis radicans–Trumpetcreeper
Campsis radicans–Trumpetcreeper
Campsis radicans–Trumpetcreeper

Botanical Family Bignoniaceae

Bloom Time July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Granulate/Perforate

Tectum Eutectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color Cream, White

Honey Bee Resources

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Nectar Source • •

Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba

Actinidia arguta – Hardy Kiwi

Actinidia arguta–Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta–Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta–Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta–Hardy Kiwi

 

Botanical Family Actinidiaceae

Bloom Time June – July

Pollen Characteristics

Dispersal Unit Monad

Aperture Number 3

Aperture Type Colpus

Ornamentation Psilate

Tectum Semitectate

Size (um)

Shape Round

Pollen Color 

Honey Bee Resources

Pollen Source •

Nectar Source •