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Varieties: ''M. punctata'' var. ''arkansana''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''punctata''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''villicaulis''<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="USDA"/> ''M. punctata'' var. ''correllii''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''coryi''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''intermedia''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''lasiodonta''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''occidentalis''<ref name="USDA"/>
 
Varieties: ''M. punctata'' var. ''arkansana''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''punctata''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''villicaulis''<ref name="Weakley 2015"/><ref name="USDA"/> ''M. punctata'' var. ''correllii''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''coryi''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''intermedia''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''lasiodonta''; ''M. punctata'' var. ''occidentalis''<ref name="USDA"/>
  
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''Monarda punctata'' is a dioecious species, classified as an annual, biennial, and perennial. It grows as a forb/herb or subshrub.<ref name="USDA"/>
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Revision as of 15:56, 29 January 2018

Monarda punctata
Monarda punctata BM.jpg
Photo by John B
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monarda
Species: M. punctata
Binomial name
Monarda punctata
L.
MONA PUNT DIST.JPG
Natural range of Monarda punctata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: Arkansas horse mint; eastern horse-mint; hairy-stem horse mint;[1] spotted beebalm[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: M. punctata var. arkansana; M. punctata var. punctata; M. punctata var. villicaulis[1][2] M. punctata var. correllii; M. punctata var. coryi; M. punctata var. intermedia; M. punctata var. lasiodonta; M. punctata var. occidentalis[2]

Description

Monarda punctata is a dioecious species, classified as an annual, biennial, and perennial. It grows as a forb/herb or subshrub.[2]

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

M. punctata occurs in dryish forests over mafic rock, maritime forests, dunes, roadsides, rocky or sandy woodlands, and disturbed areas.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from July through October.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 29 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.