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List of Honey Bee Forage Species within Region 11 for the State of TN
Ordered by Begin Bloom Month
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| USDA code |
Family |
Latin Name |
Common Name |
Plant Type |
Begin Bloom Month |
End Bloom Month |
Sig |
| TAOFC |
Asteraceae |
Taraxacum |
Dandelion, blow-balls |
F |
2 |
10 |
N |
| VACCI |
Ericaceae |
Vaccinium |
Blueberry, huckleberry |
SDB |
2 |
6 |
N |
| ACER |
Aceraceae |
Acer |
maple |
TDB |
2 |
6 |
N |
| ULMUS |
Ulmaceae |
Ulmus |
Elm |
TDB |
2 |
4 |
N |
| PRPE3 |
Rosaceae |
Prunus persica |
Peach |
TDB, C |
2 |
5 |
N |
| VICIA |
Fabaceae |
Vicia |
Vetch, tare |
F |
3 |
10 |
N |
| RUBUS |
Rosaceae |
Rubus |
Blackberry |
S, C |
3 |
6 |
N |
| CERCI2 |
Fabaceae |
Cercis |
Redbud, judas tree |
TDB |
3 |
5 |
N |
| FRAXI |
Oleaceae |
Fraxinus |
Ash |
TDB |
3 |
5 |
N |
| MALUS |
Rosaceae |
Malus |
Apple |
TDB |
3 |
5 |
N |
| SALIX |
Salicaceae |
Salix |
Willow, osier |
TDB |
3 |
6 |
N |
| PRAV |
Rosaceae |
Prunus |
Cherry (cultivated) |
TDB,C |
3 |
5 |
N |
| ILEX |
Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
Holly, yaupon |
TEB |
3 |
6 |
N |
| MESA |
Fabaceae |
Medicago sativa |
Alfalfa, lucerne |
C |
4 |
9 |
N |
| PYRUS |
Rosaceae |
Pyrus |
Pear |
C |
4 |
5 |
N |
| MELIL |
Fabaceae |
Melilotus |
Sweet clover (white/yellow) |
F |
4 |
10 |
Y |
| TRIN3 |
Fabaceae |
Trifolium incarnatum |
Crimson / Italian clover |
F |
4 |
7 |
N |
| TRPR2 |
Fabaceae |
Trifolium pratense |
Red clover |
F |
4 |
9 |
N |
| TRRE3 |
Fabaceae |
Trifolium repens |
White, dutch clover |
F |
4 |
10 |
Y |
| TRRE4 |
Fabaceae |
Trifolium resupinatum |
Persian, reversed clover |
F |
4 |
8 |
N |
| LIGUS2 |
Oleaceae |
Ligustrum |
Privet, hedge plant |
S |
4 |
7 |
N |
| TOXIC |
Anacardiaceae |
Toxicodendron |
Poison ivy, oak |
S |
4 |
7 |
N |
| GLTR |
Fabaceae |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
Honey and sweet locust, honeyshuck |
TDB |
4 |
6 |
N |
| LITU |
Magnoliaceae |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
Tulip tree, poplar, whitewood |
TDB |
4 |
6 |
Y |
| PRAV |
Rosaceae |
Prunus |
Cherry (uncultivated) |
TDB |
4 |
5 |
N |
| QUERC |
Fagaceae |
Quercus |
Oak |
TDB |
4 |
5 |
N |
| ROPS |
Fabaceae |
Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black locust, false acacia, yellow locust |
TDB |
4 |
6 |
Y |
| LONIC |
Caprifoliceae |
Lonicera |
honeysuckle |
V |
4 |
9 |
N |
| CILAL |
Cucurbitaceae |
Citrullus lanatus |
watermelon |
C |
5 |
8 |
N |
| CUCUR |
Cucurbitaceae |
Cucurbita L. |
Pumpkin, squash, gourd |
C |
5 |
9 |
N |
| CUME |
Cucurbitaceae |
Cucumis melo |
Cantaloupe, muskmelon, casaba, |
C |
5 |
8 |
N |
| ASCLE |
Asclepiadaceae |
Asclepias |
Milkweed, butterfly flower |
F |
5 |
9 |
N |
| POLYG4 |
Polygonaceae |
Polygonum |
Smartweed, knotweed, fleece flower |
F |
5 |
11 |
N |
| RHUS |
Anacardiaceae |
Rhus |
Sumac, sugar bush, lemonade berry |
S |
5 |
8 |
N |
| CATAL |
Bignoniaceae |
Catalpa |
Catalpa, catawaba, indian bean |
TDB |
5 |
6 |
N |
| DIVI5 |
Ebenaceae |
Diospyros virginiana |
Persimmon, possumwood, date plum |
TDB |
5 |
6 |
N |
| TILIA |
Tiliaceae |
Tilia |
Basswood, lime tree, whitewood |
TDB |
5 |
7 |
Y |
| VITIS |
Vitaceae |
Vitis |
Grape |
VDB |
5 |
6 |
N |
| CUSA4 |
Cucurbitaceae |
Cucumis sativus |
cucumber |
C |
6 |
9 |
N |
| ZEMAM2 |
Poaceae |
Zea mays |
Corn, maize |
C |
6 |
9 |
N |
| ASTER |
Asteraceae |
Aster |
Aster |
F |
6 |
11 |
Y |
| BIDEN |
Asteraceae |
Bidens |
Spanish needles, beggar-ticks, bur marigold, stick-tights, pitchforks, tickseed |
F |
6 |
10 |
N |
| CIRSI |
Asteraceae |
Cirsium |
Thistles |
F |
6 |
10 |
N |
| HELIA3 |
Asteraceae |
Helianthus |
Sunflower |
F |
6 |
10 |
N |
| OPUNT |
Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
Prickley pear |
S |
6 |
8 |
N |
| OXAR |
Ericaceae |
Oxydendrum arboreum |
Sourwood, sorrel tree, titi |
TDB |
6 |
7 |
N |
| GLYCI |
Fabaceae |
Glycine |
Soybean, soja bean |
C |
7 |
10 |
N |
| AMBRO |
Asteraceae |
Ambrosia |
Ragweed |
F |
7 |
10 |
N |
| SOLID |
Asteraceae |
Solidago |
Goldenrod |
F |
7 |
11 |
Y |
| VERBE2 |
Asteraceae |
Verbesina |
Crown-beard |
F |
8 |
10 |
N |
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Plant Type codes:
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Sig column
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T - tree
TDB - tree, deciduous broadleaf
TEN - tree, evergreen needleleaf
TEB - tree, evergreen broadleaf
S - shrub
SEB - shrub, evergreen broadleaf
SDB - shrub, deciduous broadleaf
V - vine
VDB - vine, deciduous broadleaf
G - grass
F - forb (herbaceous flowering plants, non-woody)
C - crops/cultivated |
This column indicates whether or not the species is considered a very important nectar source species within the state and region selected. If it is a significant source, it is indicated here with a 'Y' and the row is highlighted.
In this context, important is defined by Ayers and Harman as those species that "reliably produce a large percent of the harvested honey" within the selected region.
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