Spotted Horse Mint
Scientific Name:Monarda punctata
Common Name Synonyms:Bee Balm, Dotted Beebalm, Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm


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Spotted Horse Mint
Genus species: Monarda punctata
Common Names: Spotted Horse Mint
Bee Balm
Dotted Beebalm
Horsemint
Spotted Beebalm
Family Name: Lamiaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, the stems square, and foliage often aromatic; leaves opposite, simple; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, the corolla frequently 2-lipped; fruit splitting into 4 nutlets.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
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