Monarda punctata L.

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Monarda punctata L.
Lamiaceae
Det: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2006
CASS COUNTY 39.96427 ° N. Lat., 90.47623 ° W.
Long. T.18N., R.12W., SE/4, SE/4 SW/4 and SW/4,
SW/4, SE/4 of Sect. 32. Beardstown; West of US Rt.
67, along powerline right-of-way along sand ridge north
of Bergen Road, Arenzville West 7.5 min. quadrangle.
Coordinate datum WGS 84 / NAD 83. Sand ridge.
Sand forest margin in sand prairie remnant alongside
cropland. Common erect perennial 0.5-1 meter tall,
sharply minty aromatic, bracts white to pale pink,
flowers yellow with burnt orange outside, characteristic
of sand prairie areas.
Steven R. Hill 36969 14 July 2006
03062398