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Read more about Basil Bergamot at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
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
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Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia
COMMON NAME:
Basil Bergamot, Basil Balm, White Bergamot
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JK Marlow jkm140627_468
June Transylvania County NC
Foothills Trail
Upper lip narrow and erect, with no hairs at its tip. Flowers fragrant, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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.
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.
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.
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.