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Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag.

Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

USDA Symbol: MOCI
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Monarda citriodora

Horsemint, Lemon Beebalm

Lamiaceae

Location: Beside large ditch on northeast corner of Carriage Square--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Full sun; average moisture; alkaline, alluvial soil.

Description: Annual, 80 cm tall, erect, single stalk, striate, 3-4 mm dia., 4-angled, much branched in upper third, odorous. Leaves long petioled, lanceolate, serrate. Calyx teeth and floral bracts aristate. Corolla white, dotted with purple.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: May 22, 1987
 Specimen number: 146

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0331
 Accession Date: May 3, 1993
 Accession Number: 26

Annotations: SCFRB

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