Monarda pectinata Nutt.
Family: Lamiaceae
Plains Beebalm,  more...
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Plant: annual herb; 15-30 cm tall; stems branching several times from the base

Leaves: oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 20-40 mm long, 4-10 mm wide, puberulent, the margins nearly entire to serrate, often ciliate, the petioles 2-15 mm long

INFLORESCENCE: interrupted spikes of 3-6 dense verticils; bracts spreading or ascending with pectinate margins

Flowers: calyx 6-8 mm long, the orifice hirsute within, the teeth slender and 2-3 mm long; corolla 8-14 mm long, white to slightly pink

Fruit: NUTLETS ovoid, smooth to somewhat reticulate

Misc: Pine forest, pinyon-juniper, grassland; 1200-2450 m (4000-8000 ft); May-Oct

REFERENCES: Henry, April M. 2003. Lamiaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 35(2).