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Monarda punctata (spotted beebalm)

Synonyms: Monarda punctata punctata

Wikipedia Abstract

Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. It is a thyme-scented plant with heads of purple-spotted tubular yellow flowers above rosettes of large white- or pink-tipped bracts. The plant contains thymol, an antiseptic and fungicide. It was historically used to treat upset stomachs, colds, diarrhea, neuralgia and kidney disease.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Annual/Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Structure [3]  Herb
Usage [2]  The plant has a pleasing aroma and has been hung in the house as an incense;
Height [2]  30 inches (0.75 m)
Width [2]  16 inches (0.4 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Callipepla squamata (Scaled Quail)[4]

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
4FOODS OF SCALED QUAIL (CALLIPEPLA SQUAMATA) IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, TROY L. BEST, The Texas Journal of Science, Vol. XXXVII, Nos. 2&3, September 1985, p. 155-162
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0