Flower ID: IMG_2846.JPG-07-16-2022 Flower name (scientific): Monarda didyma Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) mo-NAR-da (or mon-AR-duh or mon-AR-da) DID-ee-mah (or DID-im-a) Flower name (common): Scarlet Bee Balm Family name (common): Mint Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named in honor of the Spanish physician and botanist Nicolás Bautista Monardes (1493 – 1588). Specific epithet: Latin for twinned or doubled, probably referring to the exserted stamen pair. Common name origin: From the flower color. The other component of the common name comes from the use of a resin from the plant as a healing and soothing agent for bee stings. Flower description: Size: 1.2 to 1.5 inches (3.0 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 2 Color: red Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 24 to 36 inches (61 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate or ovate-cordate (IL), lanceolate to ovate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Wodland margins, thickets, meadows, moist, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee used the plant to treat headaches, bowel and stomach issues, heart problems, nosebleed, and other ailments (Moerman, p. 346, 1998). Latitude: 44.802223 Longitude: -91.483568 Altitude: 247.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Sauk, Vilas, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): UPL