Biology:Monarda russeliana
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Short description: Species of plant
| Monarda russeliana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Monarda |
| Species: | M. russeliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Monarda russeliana Nutt. ex Sims
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Monarda russeliana is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is commonly known as redpurple beebalm[1] and Russell's beebalm.[2]
Range
It is native to Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas .[3]
Description
M. russeliana is a perennial herb and grows up to 30 in (76 cm) tall.[4] Flowers bloom April to June. Flower petals are pale lavender to white in color with purple dots.[4] Leaves are fragrant, simple and opposite in arrangement.[1] It grows in rocky or sandy soil and in open, partially shaded woodlands.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Monarda russeliana - Species Page - Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas". https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=3407.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142455/Monarda_russeliana.
- ↑ "Monarda russeliana Nutt. ex Sims | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:452080-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MORU.
- ↑ Hunter, Carl G. (2000). Wildflowers of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9780912456164. https://books.google.com/books?id=TDYDNIAlbPwC&dq=monarda+russeliana&pg=PA188.
Wikidata ☰ Q15342282 entry
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