subgenus
Monarda
Monarda
Children
- Wild Bergamot native
- Scarlet Beebalm native
- White Bergamot native
- Eastern Beebalm native
- Redpurple Beebalm native
- Ouachita Beebalm present
- Lindheimer's Beebalm present
- Purple Bergamot native
- Yellow Flowered Beebalm native
- South Appalachian Beebalm native
- Monarda × medioides
- Simmer's Beebalm
- Smoke Hole Bergamot native
- Max's Beebalm
- Shale-barren Beebalm
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Monarda All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
320
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Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
caterpillars
4
bees
3
flowers
120
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Purple Bergamot
Monarda media
caterpillars
4
bees
3
flowers
71
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White Bergamot
Monarda clinopodia
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
70
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Redpurple Beebalm
Monarda russeliana
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
54
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Eastern Beebalm
Monarda bradburyana
caterpillars
3
flowers
67
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South Appalachian Beebalm
Monarda austroappalachiana
flowers
1
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Yellow Flowered Beebalm
Monarda luteola
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Smoke Hole Bergamot
Monarda brevis