Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Beebalm, Purple Bee Balm, Purple Bergamot, Seaside Beebalm, Wild Bergamot
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Flowers: Flower Color: purple
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 24-36" tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 749 meters (0 to 2,457 feet).[1]
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 18-24" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
()
- Auct.
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Asteridae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Lamianae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Lamiales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Labiatae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
()
- Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
(
- Family:
Labiatae
(
- Order:
Lamiales
(
- Superorder:
Lamianae
(
- Subclass:
Asteridae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Angiospermae
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Monarda fistulosa fistulosa rubra Gray
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Monarda
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 70 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
M. citriodora austromontana (Lemon Beebalm) · M. citriodora var. citriodora Scora (Lemon Beebalm) · M. citriodora var. parva (Basil Bee Balm) · M. citriodora subsp. austromontana (Lemon Beebalm) · M. citriodora 'Lambada' (Beebalm) · M. didyma (Oswego Tea) · M. didyma 'Achall' (Bee Balm 'achall') · M. didyma 'Acrade' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Blue Stocking' (Beebalm) · M. didyma 'Bryan Thompson' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Coral Reef' (Bergamot) · M. didyma 'Croftway Pink' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Dark Ponticum' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Gardenview Scarlet' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Jacob Cline' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Jacob Kline' (Jacob Kline Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Marshall's Delight' (Beebalm) · M. didyma 'Panorama Mix' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Panorama Red Shades' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Petite Delight' (Petite Delight Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Pink Supreme' (Beebalm) · M. didyma 'Raspberry Wine' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Snow White' (Bee Balm) · M. didyma 'Violet Queen' (Bee Balm) · M. dressleri (Dressler's Beebalm) · M. fistulosa (Mint-Leaved Bergamot) · M. fistulosa fistulosa (Wildbergamot Horsemint) · M. fistulosa fistulosa maheuxii (Mintleaf Beebalm) · M. fistulosa longepetiolata (Mintleaf Beebalm) · M. fistulosa L. var. fistulosa (Oswego-Tea) · M. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Wild Bergamot) · M. fistulosa var. mollis (Wild Bergamot) · M. fistulosa var. rubra (Beebalm) · M. fistulosa 'Claire Grace' (Claire Grace Bee Balm) · M. fruticulosa (Dwarf-Shrubby Beebalm) · M. lindheimeri (Lindheimer's Beebalm) · M. pectinata (Horse Mint) · M. pringlei (Pringles Beebalm) · M. punctata (Bee Balm) · M. punctata arkansana (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata immaculata (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata intermedia (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata occidentalis (Dotted Monarda) · M. punctata punctata (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata punctata viridissima (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata var. arkansana (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata var. correllii (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata var. intermedia (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata var. occidentalis (Spotted Beebalm) · M. punctata var. villicaulis (Green Beebalm) · M. punctata villicaulis (Horsemint) · M. punctata 'Fantasy' (Bee Balm) · M. punctata subsp. immaculata (Spotted Beebalm) · M. russeliana (Beebalm) · M. x medioides (Beebalm) · M. 'Aquarius' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Beauty of Cobham' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Bee's Favorite' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Cambridge Scarlet' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Colrain Red' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Fireball' (Beebalm) · M. 'Gardenview Scarlet' (Gardenview Scarlet Bee Balm) · M. 'Mahogany' (Beebalm) · M. 'Mohawk' (Bee Balm) · M. 'On Parade' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Petite Delight' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Petite Pink Supreme' (Beebalm) · M. 'Petite Wonder' (Beebalm) · M. 'Prairie Night' (Bee Balm) · M. 'Thundercloud' (Bee Balm)
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Further Reading
- An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian / by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Hon. Addison Brown. New York: Scribner, 1913. url p. 132.
- Annotated list of the ferns and flowering plants of New York state, by Homer D. House. Albany, The University of the state of New York, 1924. url p. 601.
- List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta growing without cultivation in northeastern North America. Prepared by a Committee of the Botanical Club, American Association for the Advancement of Science. New York, 1894. url p. 282.
- Proceedings of the Rochester Academy of Science. Rochester, N.Y.: The Academy.1889- url p. 19.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-503865 ITS-32291 ITS-508125 ITS-
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13892999
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163277-2
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 503865
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 163277-2
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDLAM17090 PDLAM170L0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: MOME2 MOME
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1504612
Footnotes
- Mean = 274.050 meters (899.114 feet), Standard Deviation = 199.220 based on 88 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
