Plants Profile for Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)

General Information
Symbol:	MOFI
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Lamiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Characteristics
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements.

Patrick J. Alexander. Usage Requirements.

©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. Usage Requirements.

©W.L. Wagner. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 132. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae – Mint family
Genus	Monarda L. – beebalm
Species	Monarda fistulosa L. – wild bergamot

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 6 subspecies of Monarda fistulosa . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. var. <i>brevis</i> Fosberg & Artz

Monarda fistulosa var. brevis
wild bergamot

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. ssp. <i>fistulosa </i>

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa
wild bergamot

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. ssp. <i>fistulosa</i> var. <i>fistulosa </i>

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. fistulosa
wild bergamot

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. ssp. <i>fistulosa</i> var. <i>menthifolia</i> (Graham) Fernald

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia
mintleaf bergamot

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. ssp. <i>fistulosa</i> var. <i>mollis</i> (L.) Benth.

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. mollis
wild bergamot

Distribution of <i>Monarda fistulosa</i> L. ssp. <i>fistulosa</i> var. <i>rubra</i> A. Gray

Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. rubra
wild bergamot

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant 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 wild bergamot Historical

U.S. Weed Information
Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot This plant 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,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FACU
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	UPL
Great Plains	UPL
Midwest	FACU
Northcentral & Northeast	FACU
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACU