Monarda virgata Raf.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much like no. 6 [Monarda russeliana Nutt.], but more slender and with longer internodes, the lvs lanceolate, inconspicuously serrate, glabrous or minutely pilosulous on the veins beneath; cal-lobes conspicuously stipitate-glandular, the upper cor-lip ca half as long as the tube. Upland woods; Ky.; Mo. to Ark., Okla., and Tex. May, June. (M. russeliana, misapplied)