Lamiaceae
Downy pagoda-plant
Blephilia ciliata
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Blephilia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Downy pagoda-plant
Synonyms
- Blephilia becki Raf.
- Blephilia brevifolia Raf.
- Blephilia heterophyla Raf.
- Blephilia pratensis Raf.
- Monarda beckii Eaton
- Monarda ciliata L.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 325 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Terri Koontz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel S. Katz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: pamelabarnabee, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John P Friel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.