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Monarda fistulosa

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Wild Bergamot

G5Secure Found in 191 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1253051
Element CodePDLAM170U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMonarda
Other Common Names
Monarde fistuleuse (FR) Oswego-tea (EN) Purple Beebalm (EN) wild bergamot (EN) Wild Horsemint (EN)
Concept Reference
Weakley, A.S., D.B. Poindexter, R.J. LeBlond, B.A. Sorrie, C.H. Karsson, P.J. Williams, E.I Bridges, S.L. Orzell, B.R. Keener, A. Weekes, R.D. Noyes, M. Florez-Cruz, J.T. Diggs, G.D. Dan, and A.J. Floden. 2017. New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 11(2): 291-325.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the narrow concept of Monarda fistulosa not including M. brevis and M. stipitatoglandulosa following Weakley et al. (2017) and Weakley (2022). Kartesz (1994, 1999). included M. brevis and M. stipitatoglandulosa in M. fistuloda.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-06-08
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
OklahomaS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
IowaS5Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
DelawareS1Yes
OhioSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
New BrunswickSNANo
British ColumbiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (191)
Arizona (17)
AreaForestAcres
Barbershop CanyonCoconino National Forest1,311
Black River CanyonApache-Sitgreaves National Forests11,817
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
CenterfireApache-Sitgreaves National Forests13,130
East Clear CreekCoconino National Forest1,613
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Mitchell PeakApache-Sitgreaves National Forests35,398
NolanApache-Sitgreaves National Forests6,780
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Painted BluffsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests43,118
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Arkansas (5)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Indian CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,855
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
Illinois (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
Montana (43)
AreaForestAcres
Anaconda HillHelena National Forest18,546
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big LogHelena National Forest8,954
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Chico PeakGallatin National Forest10,744
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Grassy MountainHelena National Forest6,740
HolterHelena National Forest1,965
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
Pilgrim CreekLewis and Clark National Forest44,608
PotosiBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest5,194
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Specimen CreekHelena National Forest12,368
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Tenderfoot - Deep CreekLewis and Clark National Forest85,614
Thompson Seton #483Kootenai National Forest29,379
West Of WoodbineCuster National Forest1,905
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
New Mexico (40)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Aspen MountainGila National Forest23,784
Bearhead PeakSanta Fe National Forest8,277
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
CajaSanta Fe National Forest5,304
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Canones CreekSanta Fe National Forest3,938
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Comales CanyonCarson National Forest4,389
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Dry CreekGila National Forest26,719
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Grass MountainSanta Fe National Forest3,254
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
NolanGila National Forest13,051
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
PollywogSanta Fe National Forest8,557
PolvaderaSanta Fe National Forest2,487
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Willow CreekSanta Fe National Forest1,477
North Carolina (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
North Dakota (6)
AreaForestAcres
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver ParkBlack Hills National Forest5,010
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Tennessee (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (20)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Long SpurJefferson National Forest6,417
Mountain Lake Addition CJefferson National Forest494
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Peters Mountain Addition A (VA)Jefferson National Forest1,268
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Saint Marys AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest1,454
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (9)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Peters Mountain Addition A (WV)Jefferson National Forest343
Spice RunMonongahela National Forest6,251
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Wisconsin (2)
AreaForestAcres
09012 - Round Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest3,707
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
Wyoming (18)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Cow Creek MountainMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest8,276
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
GunnysackMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest12,890
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Pat O'haraShoshone National Forest10,912
Piney CreekBighorn National Forest22,240
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Sand CreekBlack Hills National Forest7,950
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Sulphur CreekShoshone National Forest30,221
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
Wapiti Valley SouthShoshone National Forest43,517
References (4)
  1. Guenther, E. 1948-1952. The essential oils. Volume (3-6). Van Nostrand. Princeton, N.J.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.
  4. Weakley, A.S., D.B. Poindexter, R.J. LeBlond, B.A. Sorrie, C.H. Karsson, P.J. Williams, E.I Bridges, S.L. Orzell, B.R. Keener, A. Weekes, R.D. Noyes, M. Florez-Cruz, J.T. Diggs, G.D. Dan, and A.J. Floden. 2017. New combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 11(2): 291-325.