Blephilia ciliata

Blephilia ciliata
	Inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Blephilia
Species:	B. ciliata
Binomial name
	Blephilia ciliata; (L.) Benth.
Synonyms
	List Blephilia beckii Raf.; Blephilia brevifolia Raf.; Blephilia heterophyla Raf.; Blephilia pratensis Raf.; Monarda beckii Eaton; Monarda ciliata L. ; ;

Blephilia ciliata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae native to eastern North America. It is commonly called downy wood mint.^[2] Other common names include downy pagoda-plant, sunny woodmint and Ohio horsemint.^[3]

Carl Linnaeus described the downy wood mint as Monarda ciliata, before George Bentham gave it its current binomial name.^[4]

Blephilia ciliata grows as a perennial herb reaching 40 to 80 cm (15.5 to 31.5 in) high.^[5] Leaves are sessile, lightly-toothed, and mildly fragrant when crushed.^[6] Flowers bloom from May to August. Flower petal color can range from blue, purple or white.^[3] Its habitats include dry open woods and thickets, clearings, fields, and roadsides.^[6]

It has traditionally been used by the Cherokee to make a poultice to treat headaches.^[7]

References[]

^ "Blephilia ciliata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "Blephilia ciliata". Canadensys. Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (26 August 2015). "Blephilia ciliata". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ Bentham, George (1836). Labiatarum genera et species: or, A description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. London: James Ridgway and Sons. p. 319.
^ Miller, James Howard; Miller, Karl V. (2005). Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8203-2748-4.
^ ^a ^b "Blephilia ciliata - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ Hamel, Paul B.; Chiltoskey, Mary U. (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses - A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C.: Herald Publishing Co. p. 45. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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[POWO-1] "Blephilia ciliata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[Canadensys-2] "Blephilia ciliata". Canadensys. Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[LBJWC-3] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (26 August 2015). "Blephilia ciliata". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[Benth1836-4] Bentham, George (1836). Labiatarum genera et species: or, A description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. London: James Ridgway and Sons. p. 319.

[Miller05-5] Miller, James Howard; Miller, Karl V. (2005). Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8203-2748-4.

[:0-6] "Blephilia ciliata - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

[Hamel_and_Chiltoskey_1975-7] Hamel, Paul B.; Chiltoskey, Mary U. (1975). Cherokee Plants and Their Uses - A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C.: Herald Publishing Co. p. 45. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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