North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Lamiaceae

Basil Bergamot (Monarda clinopodia) 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) Basil Bergamot (Monarda clinopodia)
Buncombe Co., NC
8 July 2006

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 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) 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) 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) Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
same as above
Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) Narrowleaf Mountain-Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
same as above
Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

This short herb is along the edges of roads & trails, and it often attracts butterflies.

Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
same as above
Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

Skullcap (Scutellaria sp.) 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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