List of Honey Bee Forage Species within Region 12 for the State of MO

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USDA code	Family	Latin Name	Common Name	Plant Type	Begin Bloom Month	End Bloom Month	Sig
CUCUR	Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbita L.	Pumpkin, squash, gourd	C	1	12	N
CUSA4	Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis sativus	cucumber	C	1	12	N
ACER	Aceraceae	Acer	maple	TDB	1	5	N
CUME	Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis melo	Cantaloupe, muskmelon, casaba,	C	2	8	N
TAOFC	Asteraceae	Taraxacum	Dandelion, blow-balls	F	2	9	N
SALIX	Salicaceae	Salix	Willow, osier	TDB	2	6	N
PRPE3	Rosaceae	Prunus persica	Peach	TDB, C	2	4	N
BRASS2	Brassicaceae	Brassica	mustard	C	3	9	N
BRNA	Brassicaceae	Brassica rapa and napus	canola	C	3	5	N
RUBUS	Rosaceae	Rubus	Blackberry	S, C	3	6	N
CERCI2	Fabaceae	Cercis	Redbud, judas tree	TDB	3	5	N
POPUL	Salicaceae	Populus	Cottonwood, poplar aspen	TDB	3	5	N
ZEMAM2	Poaceae	Zea mays	Corn, maize	C	4	9	N
SOHA	Poaceae	Sorghum halepense	Johnson-grass, aleppo grass, means-grass, Egyptian millet	F	4	11	N
TRRE3	Fabaceae	Trifolium repens	White, dutch clover	F	4	10	N
VICIA	Fabaceae	Vicia	Vetch, tare	F	4	9	N
GLTR	Fabaceae	Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey and sweet locust, honeyshuck	TDB	4	6	N
ILEX	Aquifoliaceae	Ilex	Holly, yaupon	TEB	4	6	N
LONIC	Caprifoliceae	Lonicera	honeysuckle	V	4	8	N
ARNE4	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulus	Bindweed	V, F	4	9	N
CILAL	Cucurbitaceae	Citrullus lanatus	watermelon	C	5	8	N
ASTER	Asteraceae	Aster	Aster	F	5	11	N
BIDEN	Asteraceae	Bidens	Spanish needles, beggar-ticks, bur marigold, stick-tights, pitchforks, tickseed	F	5	11	N
BROV4	Polygonaceae	Brunnichia ovata	Eardrop vine, ladies-eardrops, buckwheat vine	F	5	8	N
POLYG4	Polygonaceae	Polygonum	Smartweed, knotweed, fleece flower	F	5	11	N
SOBIA	Poaceae	Sorghum bicolor	Sorghum, broom-corn	F	5	10	N
CYDA	Poaceae	Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda grass, scutch-grass	G	5	11	N
RHUS	Anacardiaceae	Rhus	Sumac, sugar bush, lemonade berry	S	5	9	N
GOSSY	Malvaceae	Gossypium	Cotton	C	6	9	N
GOSSY	Malvaceae	Gossypium	Cotton	C	6	9	Y
VIUN	Fabaceae	Vigna unguiculata	Cowpea, black-eyed pea	C	6	9	N
AGAST	Lamiaceae	Agastache	Anise hyssop, blue hyssop	F	6	9	N
GLYCI	Fabaceae	Glycine	Soybean, soja bean	C	7	10	Y
GLYCI	Fabaceae	Glycine	Soybean, soja bean	C	7	10	N
SOLID	Asteraceae	Solidago	Goldenrod	F	7	11	N

 For those wishing to see more detailed information about any species in the list, please visit the USDA PLANTS Database web site and search by any of the first three columns from the table.