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Lamiaceae | |
Basil Bergamot (Monarda clinopodia) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Fairly common in forested areas of the NC mountains and piedmont. | |
Basil Bergamot (Monarda clinopodia) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 | |
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Common in the NC mountains and piedmont along moist woodland edges, roadsides, fields, etc. | |
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 | |
Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata) with Pipevine Swallowtail Graham Co., NC 1 May 2004 | |
Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) with Southern Cloudywing This is a great nectar source, attracting many species of butterflies in the summertime. | |
Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) same as above | |
Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) same as above | |
Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) This short herb is along the edges of roads & trails, and it often attracts butterflies. | |
Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) same as above | |
Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 | |
Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 | |
Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) Person Co., NC 13 June 2006 | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
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