Monarda fistulosa Linnaeus var. rubra A. Gray. Purple Bergamot. Hab: Moist slope forests. Dist: ME to NJ, and from nw. NC to n. GA, in the Appalachians.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Perhaps native only in the Southern Appalachians. A problematic taxon; see M. media for comments.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, NY, Fosberg & Artz (1953), McClintock & Epling (1942), Scora (1967); = Monarda fistulosa L. ssp. fistulosa var. rubra A.Gray – K1, K3, NE; < Monarda fistulosa L. – RAB, Tn, W; < Monarda media Willd. – C, F, Pa, S, Va
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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