PLANTS Profile for Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

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PLANTS Profile

Monarda fistulosa L.
wild bergamot

Symbol:

MOFI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Monarda fistulosa L.

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Distribution:
Monarda fistulosa L.


View Native Status

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Monarda fistulosa L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 17 species in Monarda or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis
wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa
wild bergamot

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Monarda fistulosa 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 fistulosa L. – wild bergamot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Monarda fistulosa 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.

Rhode Island:
wild bergamot		Historical

U.S. Weed Information:
Monarda fistulosa L.

wild bergamot

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP

Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Monarda fistulosa L.

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