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Monarda punctata L.
spotted beebalm

       
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Monarda punctata L.

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Distribution:
Monarda punctata L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Monarda punctata L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 17 species in Monarda or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Monarda punctata L. ssp. immaculata Pennell. .
Monarda punctata ssp. immaculata
spotted beebalm
Distribution of Monarda punctata L. ssp. punctata. .
Monarda punctata ssp. punctata
spotted beebalm
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Monarda punctata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Lamiales
Family Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus Monarda L. – beebalm
Species Monarda punctata L. – spotted beebalm
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Monarda punctata L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
spotted beebalm              Historical
Ohio:
dotted horsemint              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
spotted bee-balm              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Monarda punctata L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC UPL FAC UPL NO UPL UPL UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Monarda punctata L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Low              
Miller Low              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Monarda punctata L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32279.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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