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Cheilyctis
Monarda is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus is endemic to North America. Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, the first being inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia). The genus was named for the Spanish botanist Nicolás Monardes, who wrote a book in 1574 describing plants of the New World.
10 branches of this group, most-observed first
lemon beebalm
speciesMonarda citriodora
spotted horsemint
speciesMonarda punctata
Plains Beebalm
speciesMonarda pectinata
basil beebalm
speciesMonarda clinopodioides
Stanfield's Beebalm
speciesMonarda stanfieldii
Texas Sandsheet Beebalm
speciesMonarda fruticulosa
Green Beebalm
speciesMonarda viridissima
Monarda humilis
speciesMonarda humilis
Seaside Beebalm
speciesMonarda maritima
Monarda mexicana
speciesMonarda mexicana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1693637.