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List of honey plants

List of honey plants is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of honey plants rather than just read about it. In short: Honeybees often collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey. This is not an exhaustive list of the flowering plant species honeybees will visit.

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Reference excerpt

Honeybees often collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey. This is not an exhaustive list of the flowering plant species honeybees will visit.

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Avicennia nitida Jacq. or Avicennia germinans (Black mangrove)

Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) (Maple family) Acer rubrum L. (Red maple) Acer saccharinum L. (Sugar maple) Acer spicatum Lam. (Mountain maple) Acer pseudoplatanus L. (Sycamore maple)

Agavaceae (Agave family) Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm. (Sisal)

Alstroemeriaceae Alstroemeria cunea Vell.

Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze Alternanthera dentata (Moench) Stuchlik ex R.E.Fries Alternanthera polygonoides R.Br. ex Sweet Froelichia humboldtiana Seub. Froelichia lanata Moench Gomphrena canescens R.Br. Gomphrena demissa Mart. Gomphrena gardneri Moq.

Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) Allium cepa L. Allium sativum L. Allium schoenoprasum L.

Anacardiaceae (Cashew family) Anacardium occidentale L. Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil. Astronium fraxinifolium Schott Lithraea molleoides Engl. Mangifera indica L. Myracrodruon urundeuva M.Allemão Schinus molle L. Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl. Spondias lutea L. Spondias mombin L. Spondias tuberosa Arruda Tapirira guianensis Aubl. Tapirira marchandii Engl.

Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family) Apium graveolens L. Daucus carota L. Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop. Pastinaca sativa L. Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.

Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon Müll.Arg. Aspidosperma dasycarpon A.DC. Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart. Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC. Aspidosperma polyneuron A.DC. Aspidosperma pruinosum Markgr. Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart., syn. Aspidosperma populifolium A.DC. Hancornia speciosa Gomes Peschiera affinis Miers Rhodocalyx rotundifolia Müll.Arg. Tabernaemontana fuchsiaefolia A.DC.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) Ilex decidua Walter Ilex glabra A.Gray Ilex opaca Aiton Ilex theezans Mart. Ilex verticillata A.Gray

Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family) Didymopanax macrocarpum Seem. Didymopanax vinosum Marchal

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) Asclepias tuberosa L.

Arecaceae (Palm family) Acrocomia aculeata Lodd. ex Mart. Attalea speciosa Mart. Roystonea elata (Bartr.) F.Harper Sabal palmetto Lodd. ex Schult.f. Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman (= Cocos romanzoffiana Cham., or Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.). Trithrinax campestris (Burmeist.) Drude & Griseb.

Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)

Ambrosia polystachya DC. Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. Baccharis genistelloides Pers. Baccharis gracilis DC. Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis ligustrina DC. Baccharis platypoda DC. Baccharis punctulata DC. Baccharis serrula Sch.Bip. Baccharis sessifolia L. Baccharis tridentata Vahl Bidens cernua L. Bidens pilosa L. Cichorium intybus L. Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (= Carduus arvensis, or Cirsium incanum) Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (= Carduus vulgaris, Carduus lanceolatus, or Cirsium lanceolatum) Centaurea biebersteinii (Jaub. et Spach) Walp. Centratherum punctatum Cass. Cosmos sulphureus Cav. Echinops sphaerocephalus L. Eremanthus sphaerocephalus Baker Eupatorium itatiayense Hieron. Eupatorium maculatum L. Eupatorium maximiliani Schrad. ex DC. Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium squalidum DC. Helianthus annuus L. (Sunflower) Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke) Inula magnifica Lipsky Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less. Liatris spicata Willd. Mikania cordifolia Willd. Mikania hirsutissima DC. Mikania microphylla Sch.Bip. ex Baker Mikania speciosa DC. Mikania sessilifolia DC. Moquinia polymorpha DC. Oligoneuron rigidum Small (= Solidago rigida L.) Piptocarpha notata Baker Piptocarpha rotundifolia Baker Rudbeckia spp. L. Sonchus arvensis L. Senecio brasiliensis Less. Solidago chilensis Meyen Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom Taraxacum officinale Weber Trichogonia salviaefolia Gardner Trixis antimenorrhoea Mart. ex Baker Verbesina alternifolia Britton ex Kearney Vernonia apiculata Mart. ex DC. Vernonia argyrophylla Less. Vernonia diffusa Less. Vernonia herbacea Rusby Vernonia lacunosa Mart. ex DC. Vernonia linearis D.Don ex Hook. et Arn. Vernonia patens Kunth Vernonia polyanthes Less. Vernonia scorpioides Pers. Vernonia virgata Gagnep. Zinnia multiflora L.

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family) All the plants of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics.

Campsis radicans Seem. (= Bignonia radicans, or Tecoma radicans) Catalpa bignonioides Walter Catalpa speciosa Warder ex Engelm. Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart. Handroanthus albus Handroanthus impetiginosus Jacaranda brasiliana Pers. Jacaranda caroba Hort. ex Lem. Jacaranda decurrens Cham. Jacaranda paucifoliolata Mart. ex DC. Memora glaberrima K.Schum. Memora nodosa Miers Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) T. Sprague Pyrostegia ignea Presl Pyrostegia venusta Miers Tabebuia aurea Tabebuia chrysotricha Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo Tabebuia ochracea Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC. Tabebuia roseo-alba Tabebuia serratifolia Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne et Kuhlm.

Bixaceae (Achiote family) Bixa orellana L.

Bombacaceae (see also Malva family) Bombax campestre K.Schum. Bombax tomentosum A.Juss. Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil. Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns

Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)

Anchusa strigosa Banks & Sol. Auxemma glazioviana Taub. Auxemma oncocalyx Taub. Borago officinalis L. Cerinthe major L. Cordi alliodora Cham. Cordia campestris Warm. Cordia corymbosa G.Don Cordia hypoleuca DC. Cordia insignis Cham. Cordia leucocephala Moric. Cordia nodosa Lam. Cordia trichotoma (Vell.) Steud. Cordia verbenacea DC. Echium plantagineum L. Echium simplex DC. Echium virescens DC. Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f. Symphytum brachycalyx Boiss. Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. Patagonula americana L.

Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)

Brassica campestris L. Brassica juncea Coss. Brassica napus L. Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata Brassica oleracea L. var. gemnifera Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes Eruca sativa Mill. Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. Sinapis alba L.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of honey plants

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of honey plants claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of honey plants before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of honey plants ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of honey plants

In research: List of honey plants appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of honey plants in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of honey plants is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Agriculture-related lists, Beekeeping, Gardening lists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of honey plants outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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