Monarda clinopodioides explained

Monarda clinopodioides, common name basil beebalm, is a plant species native to Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas.

Monarda clinopodioides is an annual herb that can exceed 30 cm (12 inches) in height. Leaves are lanceolate to oblong, tapering at both ends, with small hairs and small teeth. Flowers are born in small glomerules (clumps) of pink or purple flowers and green bracts, born in the axils of the upper leaves.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11284635#page/389/mode/1up Gray, A. 1878. Synoptical Flora of North America 2(1): 375.
2. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
3. McGregor, R. L. Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
4. http://www.backyardnature.net/n/h/beebalm.htm Backyard Nature, Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter