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Terms of flowering honey plants in the USA and Canada

According to observations of naturalists and beekeepers.

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Terms of flowering honey plants in the USA and Canada
Plant name Plant type Picture Flowering period
Acer glabrum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, blooming flowers close-up.

Scientific name:

Acer glabrum

Common name(s):

Rocky Mountain maple, Douglas maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey maple.
Tree-shrub

Acer glabrum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, blooming flowers close-up. Late March ↔ Early May
Salix lucida – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, One beautiful catkin, close up.

Scientific name:

Salix lucida

Common name(s):

Shining willow, Greenleaf willow, Tail-leaf willow, Whiplash willow, Pacific willow, Lance-leaf willow, Longleaf willow, Red willow, Western shining willow.
Tree-shrub

Salix lucida – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, One beautiful catkin, close up. Late March ↔ June
Crataegus douglasii – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering branch.

Scientific name:

Crataegus douglasii

Common name(s):

Black hawthorn, Douglas hawthorn, River hawthorn, Western thornapple.
Tree, Shrub

Crataegus douglasii – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering branch. April ↔ May
Populus tremuloides – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, long catkins hanging from a branch.

Scientific name:

Populus tremuloides

Common name(s):

Quaking aspen, Trembling aspen, Aspen, American aspen, Mountain aspen, Golden aspen, Trembling poplar, White poplar, Popple, Alamo Blanco.
Tree

Populus tremuloides – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, long catkins hanging from a branch. April ↔ May
Salix scouleriana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, The plant is preparing to bloom, a picturesque landscape in the background.

Scientific name:

Salix scouleriana

Common name(s):

Scouler's willow, Upland willow.
Tree-shrub

Salix scouleriana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, The plant is preparing to bloom, a picturesque landscape in the background. April ↔ June
Acer circinatum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the beginning of flowering.

Scientific name:

Acer circinatum

Common name(s):

Vine maple.
Tree, Shrub

Acer circinatum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the beginning of flowering. April ↔ June
Malus fusca – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Branch of a plant with green leaves and white flowers..

Scientific name:

Malus fusca

Common name(s):

Oregon crab, Oregon crab apple, Pacific crab apple, Western crab apple.
Tree, Shrub

Malus fusca – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Branch of a plant with green leaves and white flowers.. April ↔ Early July
Rubus spectabilis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, branch with scarlet big flowers.

Scientific name:

Rubus spectabilis

Common name(s):

Salmonberry.
Shrub-liana

Rubus spectabilis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, branch with scarlet big flowers. April ↔ July
Salix arbusculoides – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, willow branch at the beginning of the flowering period.

Scientific name:

Salix arbusculoides

Common name(s):

Littletree willow.
Tree, Shrub

Salix arbusculoides – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, willow branch at the beginning of the flowering period. April ↔ Early August
Salix bebbiana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant.

Scientific name:

Salix bebbiana

Common name(s):

Bebb willow, Beak willow, Beaked willow, Long-beaked willow, Diamond willow, Chaton, Petit Minou, Smooth Bebb willow.
Tree, Shrub

Salix bebbiana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant. April ↔ August
Malus domestica – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowers stuck to the apple tree branch.

Scientific name:

Malus domestica

Common name(s):

Pyrus pumila, Malus pumila, Apple.
Tree

Malus domestica – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowers stuck to the apple tree branch. May
Salix planifolia – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Branches with catkins and young green leaves.

Scientific name:

Salix planifolia

Common name(s):

Diamondleaf willow, Planeleaf willow.
Shrub

Salix planifolia – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Branches with catkins and young green leaves. May ↔ June
Salix pulchra – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Young leaves and catkins on a branch.

Scientific name:

Salix pulchra

Common name(s):

Tealeaf willow, Flatleaf willow, Flat-leaved willow, Paneleaf willow, Thin red willow.
Shrub

Salix pulchra – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Young leaves and catkins on a branch. May ↔ June
Salix hastata – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, young branches in the sun.

Scientific name:

Salix hastata

Common name(s):

Halberd willow.
Shrub

Salix hastata – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, young branches in the sun. May ↔ June
Astragalus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, delicate flowers in a pine forest.

Scientific name:

Astragalus

Common name(s):

Milkvetch, Locoweed, Goat's-thorn.
Herb, Shrub

Astragalus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, delicate flowers in a pine forest. May ↔ June
Salix alaxensis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, The plant blooms before leaves.

Scientific name:

Salix alaxensis

Common name(s):

Feltleaf willow, Alaska willow.
Tree-shrub

Salix alaxensis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, The plant blooms before leaves. May ↔ July
Salix richardsonii – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant among harsh northern landscapes.

Scientific name:

Salix richardsonii

Common name(s):

Richardson's willow, Woolly willow.
Shrub

Salix richardsonii – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant among harsh northern landscapes. May ↔ August
Allium schoenoprasum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, spherical umbrellas of wild onion inflorescences.

Scientific name:

Allium schoenoprasum

Common name(s):

Chives.
Forb

Allium schoenoprasum – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, spherical umbrellas of wild onion inflorescences. May ↔ September
Brassica napus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, small delicate flowers.

Scientific name:

Brassica napus

Common name(s):

Rapeseed.
Forb, Herb

Brassica napus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, small delicate flowers. May ↔ September
Sinapis arvensis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, delicate yellow flowers bloom.

Scientific name:

Sinapis arvensis

Common name(s):

Charlock mustard, California rape, Charlock, Corn mustard, Canola, Kaber mustard, Rapeseed mustard.
Forb, Herb

Sinapis arvensis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, delicate yellow flowers bloom. May ↔ October
Prunus virginiana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering time is coming to an end.

Scientific name:

Prunus virginiana

Common name(s):

Chokecherry, Western chokecherry, Common chokecherry, Black chokecherry.
Tree-shrub

Prunus virginiana – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering time is coming to an end. Late May ↔ Early June
Salix myrtillifolia – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering shrub.

Scientific name:

Salix myrtillifolia

Common name(s):

Blueberry willow, Low blueberry willow, Tall blueberry willow.
Shrub

Salix myrtillifolia – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering shrub. June
Salix fuscescens – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant.

Scientific name:

Salix fuscescens

Common name(s):

Alaska bog willow.
Shrub

Salix fuscescens – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant. June
Salix glauca – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering branches in white fluff.

Scientific name:

Salix glauca

Common name(s):

Grayleaf willow, Gray willow, Gray-leaved willow.
Tree, Shrub

Salix glauca – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, flowering branches in white fluff. June
Rubus idaeus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) little flowers.

Scientific name:

Rubus idaeus

Common name(s):

Raspberry, Black-haired red raspberry, Brilliant red raspberry, American red raspberry, Red raspberry, Smoothleaf red raspberry, Wild raspberry, Wild red raspberry, Grayleaf raspberry.
Shrub

Rubus idaeus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) little flowers. June ↔ July
Rubus parviflorus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) white flowers towering above the bushes.

Scientific name:

Rubus parviflorus

Common name(s):

Thimbleberry, Western thimbleberry.
Shrub

Rubus parviflorus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) white flowers towering above the bushes. June ↔ July
Brassica rapa – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the beginning of the flowering period.

Scientific name:

Brassica rapa

Common name(s):

Field mustard, Common mustard, Wild mustard, Wild turnip, Forage turnip, Wild rutabaga, Birdsrape mustard, Rape mustard.
Forb, Herb

Brassica rapa – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the beginning of the flowering period. June ↔ August
Echium vulgare – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant - a very valuable honey plant.

Scientific name:

Echium vulgare

Common name(s):

Viper's bugloss, Blueweed, Blue thistle.
Forb, Herb

Echium vulgare – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Flowering plant - a very valuable honey plant. June ↔ August
Chamaenerion angustifolium – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, bright flowering stems in the sunshine.

Scientific name:

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Common name(s):

Fireweed, Great willowherb, Rosebay willowherb, Saint Anthony's Laurel, French-willow.
Forb, Herb

Chamaenerion angustifolium – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, bright flowering stems in the sunshine. June ↔ September
Borago officinalis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the bee collects pollen.

Scientific name:

Borago officinalis

Common name(s):

Borage, Starflower, Common borage, Cool-tankard, Tailwort.
Forb, Herb

Borago officinalis – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, the bee collects pollen. June ↔ October
Cirsium arvense – description, flowering period and time in Alaska,.

Scientific name:

Cirsium arvense

Common name(s):

Creeping Thistle, Canada thistle, Field thistle, California thistle, Lettuce from hell thistle, Corn thistle, Cursed thistle, Green thistle, Hard thistle, Perennial thistle, Prickly thistle, Small-flowered thistle, Way thistle, Stinger-needles.
Forb, Herb

Cirsium arvense – description, flowering period and time in Alaska,. Late June ↔ September
Rubus chamaemorus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry, Bakeapple) blooming flowers of perfect form.

Scientific name:

Rubus chamaemorus

Common name(s):

Cloudberry, Bake apple, Baked apple berry, Bakeapple, Nordic berry, Knotberry, Aqpik, Low-bush salmonberry, Averin, Evron.
Shrub, Forb

Rubus chamaemorus – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry, Bakeapple) blooming flowers of perfect form. July
Asteraceae – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, lonely flower in the meadow.

Scientific name:

Asteraceae

Common name(s):

Aster, Daisy, Composite.
Herb, Shrub

Asteraceae – description, flowering period and time in Alaska, lonely flower in the meadow. August ↔ October