PLANTS Profile for Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (wild bergamot)

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PLANTS Profile

Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.
wild bergamot

Symbol:

MOFIM3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

Monarda mollis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 133. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

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Synonyms:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

	MOMO2	Monarda mollis L.
	MOSC3	Monarda scabra Beck

Distribution:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB)

Related Taxa:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 17 species in Monarda, 2 subspecies in Monarda fistulosa L.

Classification:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

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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
Subspecies	Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa – wild bergamot
Variety	Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth. – wild bergamot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

The related entity italicized and indented below 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:
Monarda fistulosa
wild bergamot		Historical

U.S. Weed Information:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

Monarda fistulosa
wild bergamot

The related entity italicized and indented above 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.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

Monarda fistulosa:

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

FACU-

FACU

UPL

FACU-

FAC

FAC+

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. mollis (L.) Benth.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531720.

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