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List of honey plants

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List of honey plants
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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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Centaurea scabiosa
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Succisa pratensis
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Jacobaea paludosa
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Knautia arvensis
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Rubus caesius
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Lythrum salicaria
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Melampyrum nemorosum
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Origanum vulgare
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Geranium pratense
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Arctium tomentosum
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Solidago virgaurea
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Carduus crispus
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Centaurea jacea
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Jasione montana
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Veronica spicata
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Chamaenerion angustifolium
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Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)

Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) (Maple family)

Agavaceae (Agave family)

Alstroemeriaceae

Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)

Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)

Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)

Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family)

Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)

Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)

Arecaceae (Palm family)

Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)

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Cirsium arvense
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Cirsium heterophyllum
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Cirsium palustre
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Cirsium vulgare
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Sonchus arvensis

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)

All the plants of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics.

Bixaceae (Achiote family)

Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)

Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)

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Echium vulgare

Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)

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Brassica napus

Caesalpinioideae

Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)

Capparaceae (Caper family)

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)

Caryocaraceae

All the plants of this family are found only in the neotropics.

Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)

Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family)

Chrysobalanaceae

found in tropics or sub-tropics

Clethraceae

Clusiaceae

Cochlospermaceae

Combretaceae

  • Terminalia argentea Mart.
  • Terminalia brasiliensis Eichl.
  • Terminalia fagifolia Mart.

Commelinaceae

Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)

Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)

Cunoniaceae

Dilleniaceae

Ebenaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)

Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)

Escalloniaceae

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Faboideae (Legume family)

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Medicago sativa
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Medicago x varia
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Melilotus albus
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Melilotus officinalis
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Trifolium medium
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Trifolium pratense
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Trifolium repens

Hamamelidaceae

Iridaceae

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Lauraceae (Laurel family)

Lecythidaceae

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Lythraceae

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)

Malpighiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

Malvaceae (Malva family)

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Tilia cordata

Meliaceae (Mahogany family)

Mimosoideae

Myrsinaceae

  • Rapanea ferruginea Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
  • Rapanea lancifolia Mez
  • Rapanea umbellata Mez

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

Ochnaceae

Oleaceae (Olive family)

Oxalidaceae

Polygonaceae

Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)

  • Passiflora haematostigma Mast.
  • Passiflora pohlii Mast.

Poaceae(Gramineae)

Proteaceae

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Rosaceae (Rose family)

Rubiaceae (Madder, bedstraw, coffee family)

Rutaceae

Salicaceae (Willow and poplar family)

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Salix rosmarinifolia

Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)

Scrophulariaceae

Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)

Styracaceae

Sterculiaceae

Tamaricaceae

Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)

Urticaceae (Nettle family)

  • Boehmeria caudata Sw.

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

Vochysiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

See also

References

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