Texas Wildbuds
Monarda citriodora
(Lemon Beebalm)
Monarda citriodora, Pflugerville, Travis Co. 3972
Monarda citriodora, River Place, Austin, Travis Co. 3962
Monarda citriodora, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3510
Monarda citriodora, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3498
Monarda citriodora, Hwy 16 south of San Saba, San Saba Co. 5830
Monarda citriodora, Hwy 16 south of San Saba, San Saba Co. 5863
Monarda citriodora, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardemann Co. 0232
Monarda citriodora, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardemann Co. 0229
| Scientific Name | Monarda citriodora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MOCI |
| Common Name | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32280 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy loams or rocky soils in prairies, meadows; widespread in Texas. Plant: Erect annual or biennial 10 to 30 inches tall; 4-sided stems usually branching from base or sometimes within the inflorescence. Leaves: Opposite, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 1 to 2-3/4 inches long and 3/16 to 5/8-inch wide, edges serrate or entire, pointed tips and mostly hairless surfaces; on petioles 3/16 to 3/4-inch long. Inflorescence: An interrupted spike of 2 to 6 densely clustered flowers, each about 3/4-inch long, with two-lipped corollas with sickle-shaped upper lip and wider three-lobed lower lip, white to pink or pinkish purple, the lower lip often with purple spots or lines; upper lip arched; bowl-like involucre enclosing calyxes, calyx teeth with long bristle-like tips 1/8 to 1/4-inch long; leaf-like elliptic to oblanceolate bracts below have purple upper surfaces. Bloom Period: May to July. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, Missouri Plants and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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