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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monarda punctata var. punctata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Monarda at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda punctata ssp. punctata var. punctata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-004:
Monarda punctata FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A review of the genus Monarda (Labiatae) (McClintock & Epling, 1942)
Monarda punctata ssp. punctata
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monarda punctata
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm
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July
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Jerry Bright jeb_mg_1745
September Orangeburg County SC
Leaves lance-shaped to elliptic. All parts of the plant pleasantly aromatic, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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JK Marlow jkm160915_096
September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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September Beaufort County SC
Spring Island
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JK Marlow jkm081009_190
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_monarda_punctata_17c
October
Pale yellow petals with dark purple spots nearly overshadowed by the bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_monarda_punctata_4
October
Large, leaflike, showy, pink-to-lavender subtending bracts, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monarda punctata var. punctata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Monarda punctata ssp. punctata var. punctata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-23-004:
Monarda punctata
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A review of the genus Monarda (Labiatae) (McClintock & Epling, 1942)
Monarda punctata ssp. punctata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Monarda punctata
944
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: maritime forests, dunes, roadsides, rocky or sandy woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in SC Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pale yellowish petals nearly overshadowed by large pinkish subtending bracts
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!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p205
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p089
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p130
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p151
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p282
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p338
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p082
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p225
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p157
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p082
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p219
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p238
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p222
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p265
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p139
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p081
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