Monarda punctata, or Spotted beebalm, is an erect herb with aromatic leaves that mark it as part of the mint family. Its complex flowers – white with purple tinges – are stacked on dense, elongated spikes. Patches of M. punctata assemble in dry grasslands or between dunes., spreading from runners.
References
Duncan, W. H., & Duncan, M. B. (1987). The Smithsonian guide to seaside plants of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from Louisiana to Massachusetts, exclusive of lower peninsular Florida. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press.
