Monarda pectinata is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) known commonly as plains beebalm or pony beebalm. The species is native to much of the southwestern and central United States and grows in a range of open, dry habitats. It is an annual herb and is recognized by its axillary clusters of two-lipped corollas and characteristic bracts. The species is accepted as valid by Plants of the World Online.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Plains Beebalm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Monarda
- Species
- Monarda pectinata
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