| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Monarda fistulosa L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 22 (1753) |
| Native Range | Canada to ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | rootstock trailing, finely pubescent, stem leaves lanceolate-triangular, more or less dentate, 25-80mm long, flowers in large, terminal head, corolla 25-35mm long |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Monarda affinis Link Monarda albiflora C.Morren Monarda barbata Wender. Monarda coerulea Benth. Monarda commutata Wender. Monarda cristata Bent. Monarda dubia Benth. Monarda fistulosa f. albescens Farw. Monarda fistulosa f. oblongata (Aiton) Voss Monarda fistulosa f. russellii B.Boivin Monarda fistulosa var. typica Sherff Monarda hybrida Wender. Monarda involucrata Wender. Monarda lilacina Wender. Monarda longifolia Lam. Monarda oblongata Aiton Monarda purpurascens Dum.Cours. Monarda purpurea Pursh Monarda scabra Beck Monarda undulata Tausch ex Rchb. Monarda urticifolia Tausch Monarda varians W.P.C.Barton Monarda violacea Desf. Monarda virginalis Vilm. Pycnanthemum modardella Michx. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |