Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Graham) Fern.

Mintleaf Beebalm

Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 53

View all documented uses for Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Graham) Fern.

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Scientific name: Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Graham) Fern.
USDA symbol: MOFIM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mintleaf Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Leaves and young stems boiled to make a non-intoxicating beverage.

RECRD: 40249 id: 23260

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