Status: Native
Synonyms:
Monarda austromontana Epling
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana has several beautiful white or pinkish axillary flower clusters. The calyx lobes are aristate. Unlike Monarda pectinata, the floral bracts of Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana are lanceolate and tapered to the needle like end, and it has just a few hairs on the calyx teeth. Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana is found on roadsides at middle elevation.
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Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana, photo Russ Kleinman, Mimbres Valley along Hwy 35, July 14, 2009
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana, closeup of flowering stems, photo Russ Kleinman, Mimbres Valley along Hwy 35, July 14, 2009
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana, closeup inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Mimbres Valley along Hwy 35, July 14, 2009
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana, closeup of floral bract, photo Russ Kleinman, Mimbres Valley along Hwy 35, July 14, 2009
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana, calyx teeth sparsely hirsute, photo Russ Kleinman, Mimbres Valley along Hwy 35, July 14, 2009
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