wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
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Flowering plantsIn Lake County, Ohio

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa L.

Wild bergamot in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Monarda
Near Lake County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 7 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (7)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
wild bergamot by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County20 · Season shown
Allen County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County83 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County178 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County75 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County251 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County26 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County101 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County26 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County180 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County59 · Season shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lake County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 26 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lake County · records of all species each week, 29,200 in all

Records per week from 26 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of wild bergamot in Lake County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of wild bergamotYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100054
Jan 11–170037
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–310082
Feb 1–70058
Feb 8–140089
Feb 15–210051
Feb 22–280054
Mar 1–70051
Mar 8–1400155
Mar 15–2100190
Mar 22–2800166
Mar 29 – Apr 400234
Apr 5–1131425
Apr 12–1800525
Apr 19–2500522
Apr 26 – May 200844
May 3–9001,247
May 10–1600647
May 17–2300950
May 24–30001,067
May 31 – Jun 6001,073
Jun 7–13001,320
Jun 14–20001,088
Jun 21–27001,052
Jun 28 – Jul 4001,305
Jul 5–11111,359
Jul 12–18761,171
Jul 19–25641,056
Jul 26 – Aug 1421,193
Aug 2–8111,090
Aug 9–1522745
Aug 16–22111,084
Aug 23–2900847
Aug 30 – Sep 500699
Sep 6–1211858
Sep 13–1900714
Sep 20–2600739
Sep 27 – Oct 300731
Oct 4–1000723
Oct 11–1700475
Oct 18–2400425
Oct 25–3100371
Nov 1–700271
Nov 8–1400271
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800182
Nov 29 – Dec 50081
Dec 6–1200111
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260096
Dec 27 – Jan 200289

Reported in flower

Only 6 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,168 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 606 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of wild bergamot in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of wild bergamotYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7118,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–212212,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–117326,860
Apr 12–182239,925
Apr 19–252241,623
Apr 26 – May 26556,391
May 3–93252,952
May 10–162253,785
May 17–238457,698
May 24–306554,651
May 31 – Jun 63353,099
Jun 7–134253,700
Jun 14–2013556,625
Jun 21–2735955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41421058,477
Jul 5–113241061,336
Jul 12–183841064,722
Jul 19–254421069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 12551059,416
Aug 2–8190959,712
Aug 9–15105955,994
Aug 16–2251854,328
Aug 23–2948851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 529657,167
Sep 6–1219859,075
Sep 13–1911654,543
Sep 20–2614545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 315643,180
Oct 4–1014537,841
Oct 11–178630,824
Oct 18–244421,156
Oct 25–311119,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28428,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5336,083
Dec 6–12216,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 324 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 12 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • white bergamot Monarda clinopodiaOften confused in Ohio: 29 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora148 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Scarlet Beebalm Monarda didyma129 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • spotted horsemint Monarda punctata67 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed48%49%
Farmland31%11%
Forest17%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%
Open water0.4%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,357 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,168 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.