Colorado Wildbuds

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1961

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1956

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1933

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1970

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1941

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1948

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1937

Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia, Lory State Park, Larimer Co. 1953

Scientific Name	Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia	USDA PLANTS Symbol	MOFIM2
Common Name	Wild Bergamot, Mintleaf Bergamot	ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.	566738
Family	Lamiaceae (Mint)	SEINet Reference	Click Here
Description	Life zones and habitat: Foothills to montane (5400 to 8800 ft); moist soils along roadsides, meadows and woodlands; open to shaded areas. Plant: Perennial subshrub with multiple erect stems 1 to 4 ft. tall, aromatic; stems are mostly un-branched, covered with short pubescent hairs, and sometimes red-tinged. Leaves: Opposite, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1-1/4 to 3 inches long and 3/8 to 1-1/4 inches wide; on short petioles less than 3/4-inch long; pubescent or smooth surfaces; edges coarsely serrate or nearly entire. Inflorescence: Crowded, ball-haped clusters of many lavender to rose (rarely white) flowers; each with funnel-shaped corollas 1 to 1-3/8 inches long, the upper lip helmet-shaped, arched, or straight; stamens included (within the corolla) or somewhat protruding; head subtended by an involucre of leafy, linear, oblong, or ovate bracts that are sometimes reflexed and pink-tinged. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SEINet.	BONAP Distribution Map Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia Map Color Key	Colorado Status: Native

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