Lamiaceae
Lemon beebalm
Monarda citriodora
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Monarda
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Common names
By language (9)
- arz
- موناردا سيتريودورا
- Chinese
- 橘香美国薄荷, 橘香薄荷
- English
- Lemon beebalm, Lemon mint
- Finnish
- Sitruunaväriminttu
- German
- Zitronen-Monarde, Duftende Indianernessel, Indianerminze, Präriebergamotte, Präriegoldmelisse, Zitronengoldmelisse, Zitronenmonarde
- hsb
- Citronowa zawobalenka
- Russian
- Монарда лимонная
- Swedish
- Citrontemynta
- Ukrainian
- Монарда лимонна
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abra Zobel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Monarda
- Scarlet beebalmMonarda didymaLamiaceae
- Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosaLamiaceae
- Spotted beebalmMonarda punctataLamiaceae
- Pony beebalmMonarda pectinataLamiaceae
- Seaside beebalmMonarda maritimaLamiaceae
- White bergamotMonarda clinopodiaLamiaceae
- Basil beebalmMonarda clinopodioidesLamiaceae
- Monarda humilisLamiaceae
- Purple bergamotMonarda mediaLamiaceae
- Monarda pringleiLamiaceae
- Green beebalmMonarda viridissimaLamiaceae
- Spotted beebalmMonarda fruticulosaLamiaceae
Sources: classification 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.