Lamiaceae

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Monarda

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Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) — FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (12)

Arabic: مونردة انبوبية, برغموت, مونرد انبوبي, نعنع الخيل, نعنع الفرس
arz: مونرده انبوبيه
Chinese: 拟美国薄荷, 擬美國薄荷, 美国薄荷或美洲薄荷
chy: Vé'ȯhkėheséeo'ȯtse
English: Wild bergamot, Beebalm
Finnish: Preeriaväriminttu
German: Wilde Bergamotte
nv: Azeeʼ ndootʼeezhítsoh
Persian: مناردا فیستولسا
Russian: Монарда дудчатая, Монарда трубчатая
Swedish: Lila temynta
Ukrainian: Монарда трубчаста

Synonyms

Monarda fistulosa var. typica Sherff

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 7,019 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bryan Connolly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kent P. McFarland, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lexi Destria, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sandi Funke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.