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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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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 A review of the genus Monarda (Labiatae) (McClintock & Epling, 1942)
Monarda clinopodia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monarda clinopodia
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia
COMMON NAME:
Basil Bergamot, Basil Beebalm, White Bergamot, Basil Balm
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
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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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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 jkm230606_3807
June Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Orifice of the calyx glabrous to slightly hirsute with a few long hairs, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm230606_3814
June Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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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
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8807
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8812
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Upper lip narrow and erect, with no hairs at its tip. Flowers fragrant, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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
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JK Marlow jkm231109_6768
November Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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
A review of the genus Monarda (Labiatae) (McClintock & Epling, 1942)
Monarda clinopodia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monarda clinopodia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Monarda fistulosa var. clinopodia
941
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic, forested slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in Piedmont
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Pinkish or greenish-white
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped tubular corolla
2 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
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 (Hunter, 2002) p150
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p114
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p159
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p144
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p092
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p236
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p222
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p264
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p140
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