Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-    Plate No. 145

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-COMMON_NAMES-Crimson Monarda, Wild Bergamot,
Hasemint, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Oswego Tea
-GENUS-Monarda
-SPECIES-Monarda fistulosa, var.
-CLASS-Diandria
-ORDER-Monogynia
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS-Monarda
-MODERN_SPECIES-Monarda didyma
-MODERN_FAMILY-Labiatae

-PLANT_TYPE-perennial
-COLOR-bright crimson
-SEASON-late summer
-NATIVE_REGION-Canada, US
-ZONE-4

-SOURCE-The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-5
-PUB_DATE-1791
-REISSUED-1796
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-S. Edwards
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