Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Basil Bergamot at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-002:
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia
COMMON NAME:
Basil Bergamot, Basil Balm, White Bergamot
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mocl_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140627_468b
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Orifice of the calyx glabrous to slightly hirsute with a few long hairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140627_468c
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Lower lip spotted with purple, upper lip without hairs, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm140627_472
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaves ovate with shallowly toothed margins and acuminate tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm140627_477
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140627_486
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190719_9923
July Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8806
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8807
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8812
July Greenville County SC
Upper lip narrow and erect, with no hairs at its tip. Flowers fragrant, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_clinopodia_1549
July Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmclinopodia_rm1
July-August? NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Outer subtending bracts green or pale (rarely with a purplish midvein), per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn08_m_clinopodia_inf
August
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JK Marlow jkm060805_314
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4775
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4777
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4778
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-002:
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia
941
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Common
Look for it in mesic, forested slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Dry
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pinkish or greenish-white
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped tubular corolla
2 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p150
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p114
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p159
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p092
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p222
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p264
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p140