Monarda citriodora Cervantes ex Lagasca y Segura var. citriodora . Common name: Lemon Bergamot. Phenology: Apr-Sep; Jul-Nov. Habitat: Prairies, oak savannas, roadsides, other disturbed places. Distribution: IL, MO, KS south to AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, and Mexico; also naturalized outside that range (the native distribution unclear).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Il, Mo3, Tx, Scora (1967), Turner (1994); = Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. ssp. citriodora — McClintock & Epling (1942); = Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. ssp. citriodora var. citriodora — K4; < Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. — C, F, Fl6, G, GrPl, Mex, NcTx, RAB, Tn, WH3, Sammons (2011); ? Monarda dispersa Small — S. Basionym: Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. 1816
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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