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Terms of flowering honey plants in the USA and Canada

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Terms of flowering honey plants in the USA and Canada
Plant name Plant type Picture Flowering period
Acer saccharinum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branch with flowers, early spring.

Scientific name:

Acer saccharinum

Common name(s):

Silver maple, Soft maple.
Tree

Acer saccharinum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branch with flowers, early spring. February ↔ May
Ulmus americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Spring branch with blooming flowers.

Scientific name:

Ulmus americana

Common name(s):

American elm, White elm, Water elm, Soft elm, Florida elm.
Tree

Ulmus americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Spring branch with blooming flowers. March ↔ Early April
Acer negundo – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, this plant begins to bloom simultaneously with the appearance of leaves.

Scientific name:

Acer negundo

Common name(s):

Boxelder, Western boxelder, Arizona boxelder, California boxelder, Texas boxelder, Interior boxelder, Violet boxelder.
Tree

Acer negundo – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, this plant begins to bloom simultaneously with the appearance of leaves. March ↔ May
Salix lucida – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, One beautiful catkin, close up. Late March ↔ June
Salix bebbiana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, Flowering plant. April ↔ May
Populus tremuloides – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, long catkins hanging from a branch. April ↔ May
Acer saccharum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branches strewn with flowers.

Scientific name:

Acer saccharum

Common name(s):

Sugar maple, Rock maple, Hard maple.
Tree

Acer saccharum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branches strewn with flowers. April ↔ May
Crataegus douglasii – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, flowering branch. April ↔ May
Prunus pumila – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Young, only blossoming and already blossoming flowers on a branch with green foliage..

Scientific name:

Prunus pumila

Common name(s):

Sandcherry, Western sandcherry, Eastern sandcherry, Great Lakes sandcherry.
Shrub

Prunus pumila – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Young, only blossoming and already blossoming flowers on a branch with green foliage.. April ↔ June
Prunus americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, The branch is blooming.

Scientific name:

Prunus americana

Common name(s):

American plum, Goose plum, River plum, Wild plum.
Shrub-tree

Prunus americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, The branch is blooming. April
Salix discolor – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering plant, contrasting background.

Scientific name:

Salix discolor

Common name(s):

Pussy willow, American pussy willow, Glaucous willow, Large pussy willow.
Shrub-tree

Salix discolor – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering plant, contrasting background. Late April ↔ Early May
Salix amygdaloides – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowers and leaves close-up.

Scientific name:

Salix amygdaloides

Common name(s):

Peachleaf willow, Peach leaf willow.
Tree-shrub

Salix amygdaloides – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowers and leaves close-up. May
Celtis occidentalis – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, the beginning of the flowering season, buds bloom.

Scientific name:

Celtis occidentalis

Common name(s):

Common hackberry, Bastard elm, Nettle-tree, Northern hackberry.
Tree-shrub

Celtis occidentalis – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, the beginning of the flowering season, buds bloom. May
Salix lutea – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch close-up.

Scientific name:

Salix lutea

Common name(s):

Yellow willow.
Tree

Salix lutea – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch close-up. May
Astragalus – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, delicate flowers in a pine forest. May ↔ June
Robinia pseudoacacia – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Branch with flowers.

Scientific name:

Robinia pseudoacacia

Common name(s):

Black locust, False acacia, Yellow locust, White locust, Green locust, Post locust, Falsa acacia, Robinia.
Tree

Robinia pseudoacacia – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Branch with flowers. May ↔ June
Rhamnus cathartica – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, young flowers on a branch, the beginning of flowering.

Scientific name:

Rhamnus cathartica

Common name(s):

Common buckthorn, European buckthorn, Dahurian buckthorn.
Tree-shrub

Rhamnus cathartica – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, young flowers on a branch, the beginning of flowering. May ↔ June
Sinapis arvensis – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, delicate yellow flowers bloom. May ↔ October
Gleditsia triacanthos – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branch with flowers.

Scientific name:

Gleditsia triacanthos

Common name(s):

Honey locust, Honey shucks locust, Common honeylocust, Sweet bean locust.
Tree

Gleditsia triacanthos – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, branch with flowers. Early May ↔ Late June
Prunus serotina – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Black cherry flowering branch.

Scientific name:

Prunus serotina

Common name(s):

Black cherry, Wild black cherry, Rum cherry, Mountain black cherry, Wild cherry.
Tree

Prunus serotina – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Black cherry flowering branch. Late May ↔ Early June
Prunus pensylvanica – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch close-up.

Scientific name:

Prunus pensylvanica

Common name(s):

Pin cherry, Fire cherry, Bird cherry.
Tree-shrub

Prunus pensylvanica – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch close-up. Late May ↔ June
Tilia americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering linden twig.

Scientific name:

Tilia americana

Common name(s):

American basswood, Basswood, Linden.
Tree

Tilia americana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering linden twig. Late May ↔ Early July
Rubus idaeus – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, Rubus idaeus (Raspberry) little flowers. June
Amorpha fruticosa – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, small flowers collected in thick long brushes.

Scientific name:

Amorpha fruticosa

Common name(s):

Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush, Indigo Bush.
Shrub

Amorpha fruticosa – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, small flowers collected in thick long brushes. June ↔ July
Asclepias syriaca – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, pinkish-lilac, fragrant flowers, collected in large umbrella-shaped inflorescences.

Scientific name:

Asclepias syriaca

Common name(s):

Сommon milkweed, Butterfly flower, Silkweed, Silky swallow-wort, Virginia silkweed.
Forb, Herb

Asclepias syriaca – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, pinkish-lilac, fragrant flowers, collected in large umbrella-shaped inflorescences. June ↔ August
Brassica rapa – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, the beginning of the flowering period. June ↔ August
Cirsium arvense – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota,.

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 North Dakota,. June ↔ August
Agastache foeniculum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering plants.

Scientific name:

Agastache foeniculum

Common name(s):

Giant hyssop, Blue giant hyssop, Anise hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Lavender giant hyssop.
Forb-herb, Subshrub

Agastache foeniculum – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, Flowering plants. June ↔ September
Borago officinalis – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, the bee collects pollen. June ↔ October
Prunus virginiana – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, flowering time is coming to an end. June
Diervilla lonicera – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch.

Scientific name:

Diervilla lonicera

Common name(s):

Northern bush honeysuckle, Bush-honeysuckle, Dwarf bush-honeysuckle, Herbe bleue.
Shrub

Diervilla lonicera – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, flowering branch. Early June ↔ Early July
Rhus glabra – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, big red flower.

Scientific name:

Rhus glabra

Common name(s):

Smooth sumac, Common sumac, Rocky Mountain sumac, Red sumac, Western sumac, White sumac.
Tree-shrub

Rhus glabra – description, flowering period and time in North Dakota, big red flower. July