Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Monarda clinopodia
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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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
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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).
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).
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.
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).
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.
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
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