Monarda ×media Willd. complex
Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Monarda ×media Willd. complex
- Common Name
- Purple Bergamot
- Synonym(s)
- Monarda media Willd.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Monarda media Willd.
- Comments
- The combination of characters of M. clinopodia, didyma, and fistulosa suggest a variable and complex origin for these plants. Although not yet confirmed experimentally, the evidence presented by Scora (UC Pub. Bot., 1967) is convincing.
- Habitat
- Upland forests, old fields, and roadsides. Rare throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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