Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Monarda citriodora - lemon beebalm Other Common Names: lemon mint, purple horsemint, plains horsemint, lemon horsemint, horsemint, purple lemon mint Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Lamiaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual, biennial or perennial
General Desc: Unusual, tuft-like, whorled flower heads; each whorl in the elongated spike has leaf-like bracts below the flowers. Distinctive citrus or lemony scent when the leaves are rubbed or crushed.
Identification notes: Annual to 24 inches tall; stems usually branching from base;Â leaves lance-like to oblong, minutely hairy, margins toothed; flowers interrupted spikes of 3 to 6 whorls; bracts bent downward; flower opening hairy, petals white or pink or purplish.
Height: To 24 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found in chaparral, oak and pinyon-juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3000 - 9600 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White, pink, purplish Shape: Irregular not in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Description: Flowers are produced in 2 to 3 whorls from a central stem with a whorl of large bracts; individual flowers have a green calyx with 5 teeth and 2-lipped corolla; upper lip of white to pink or purplish corolla is smooth and the lower lip is 3-lobed.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Toothed Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems often branching or simple; stalked leaves, oblong or lance-like, margins toothed outward or with sharp teeth pointing forward.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Oval; smooth to marked like a net or network (reticulate).


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