Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143389
Element CodePDLAM1707F
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMonarda
SynonymsMonarda fistulosa var. 1Monarda fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa(Waterfall) Scora, comb. nov. ined.
Other Common Namesbeebalm (EN) Ouachita Beebalm (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T., and R. Kartesz. 1980. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada and Greenland. Vol. 2. The biota of North America. Univ. of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 500 pp.
Taxonomic CommentsWeakley (2022) recognizes Monarda stipitatoglandulosa. Kartesz (1994, 1999) used the unpublished combination "Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa, comb. nov. ined."
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-11-08
Change Date1994-11-08
Edition Date1988-09-16
Edition AuthorsWatson, L.E.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank ReasonsAbout 42 known EOs; locally abundant, occurring in disturbed habitats.
Range Extent CommentsMostly in the Ouachita Mountains, in OK and AR (Smith 1988).
Occurrences Comments8 EOs in OK, 34 in AR.
Threat Impact CommentsOccurs in disturbed areas.