Botanical Family Buxaceae
Bloom Time April
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 6+
Aperture Type Porate
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 41
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Onagraceae
Bloom Time May – August
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Porate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 116
Shape Triangle
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source •
Flower photos contributed by Mount Cuba
The pollen load of Oenothera spp. is typically large and untidy, usually trailing rather than compact.
Hodges, D. (1952). The pollen loads of the honey bee: a guide to their identification by colour and form. London: Bee Research Assoc. Ltd.
Botanical Family Boraginaceae
Bloom Time March – April
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3+
Aperture Type Sulcus
Ornamentation Perforate/Psilate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Oval
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae
Bloom Time October – November
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 62
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae
Bloom Time September – October
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 69
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, Light Yellow
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Caprifoliaceae
Bloom Time March – April
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 56
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • • • •
Nectar Source • • •
Botanical Family Amaryllidaceae
Bloom Time April
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 1
Aperture Type Sulcate
Ornamentation Perforate/Granulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 38
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow, Orange
Pollen Source • •
Nectar Source • •
Botanical Family Aquifoliaceae
Bloom Time May – June
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Reticulate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 29
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • • •
Nectar Source • • •
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae
Bloom Time May – July
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Psilate/Perforate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um)
Shape Round
Pollen Color Yellow
Pollen Source • • •
Nectar Source • • •
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
Botanical Family Asteraceae
Bloom Time June – August
Dispersal Unit Monad
Aperture Number 3
Aperture Type Compound
Ornamentation Echinate
Tectum Eutectate
Size (um) 29
Shape Round
Pollen Color Dark Yellow
Pollen Source •
Nectar Source •
Flower photo contributed by Mount Cuba
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