Taxon: Monarda punctata L.

Summary

Genus:

Monarda

Family:

Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)

Subfamily:

Nepetoideae

Tribe:

Mentheae

Subtribe:

Menthinae

Nomen number:

24538

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:22. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358043

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

11/09/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

32 (29 active, 23 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Monarda punctata L. var. punctata (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Links

Forestry Images – from www.forestryimages.org

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1561.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with four subspecies
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
Turner, B. L. 1994. Taxonomic treatment of Monarda (Lamiaceae) for Texas and Mexico. Phytologia 77:74-77.
University of Texas Herbarium. 2000-. The mints of Texas (on-line resource)
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	dotted monarda	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	horse-mint	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	spotted beebalm	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Monarda	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	punktierte Indianernessel	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1561.
Swedish	prickig temynta	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota	s.e.	Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania	s.	Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Turner, B. L. 1994. Taxonomic treatment of Monarda (Lamiaceae) for Texas and Mexico. Phytologia 77:74-77.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania (s.), Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (s.e.), Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tamaulipas]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Tennessee Flora Committee. 2015. Guide to the vascular plants of Tennessee University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. Tennessee.
Turner, B. L. 1994. Taxonomic treatment of Monarda (Lamiaceae) for Texas and Mexico. Phytologia 77:74-77.
Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24538. Accessed 14 April 2026.