NameThatPlant.net: Monarda fistulosa +

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Monarda fistulosa + FAMILY Lamiaceae Go to FSUS key

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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda fistulosa + FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-003:

Monarda fistulosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Wild Bergamot

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Monarda fistulosa + FAMILY Lamiaceae

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda fistulosa + FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-003:
Monarda fistulosa FAMILY Lamiaceae

943

Forb
Perennial

Native

Common to rare, depending on variety and region

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Lavender/Purple
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped tubular corolla
2 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

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