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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Lamiaceae
Monarda punctata L. var. villicaulis (Pennell) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
dotted horsemint, horsemint
Monarda: after Nicholas Monardes (1493-1588), a Spanish physician and botanist
punctata: Latin meaning generally "dotted"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial/perennial, 6"-36" tall forb, aromatic; stems hairy |
| Flower: | yellow with purple spots, surrounded by 5-10 petal-like, white to pink bracts, 5-parted, 1/2"-1" long, stamens shorter than the petals;  inflorescence a dense whorl both terminal and from the leaf axils; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | lance-like with pointed tips, bottom densely hairy |
| Habitat: | full sun; dry; inland sands; in sandy, gravelly soil |
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