Thanks for the suggestions.  Just occured to me that there are a lot of
Tiger Lilies (the orange flowers) blooming all around here.  Perhaps that
is the source of the black pollen(?) -- I'll check this out.
 
There are scattered patches of sunflower this time of year, with full
blooms, so that could be the source of the green stuff.  Now that the
goldenrod is coming in, there is more bright orange pollen in the mix.
 
Thanks & regards,
 
JWG
 
>>Can anyone suggest the sources of the black and dark-green pollen loads,
>>appearing lately (past month or so) in our pollen traps?  Location is
>>central NY State.
>>
>>Thanks for any info!  We've noticed quite an interesting array of colors
>>this summer.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>J. Govostes
>
>I've seen black pollen from Poppies.
>
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