| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | In the northern Piedmont and northern Mountains. First collected in the early 1800s in Guilford County (specimen at NY), and in 1893 in Ashe County. Also a collection in the Coastal Plain in Wilson County.
Native of western Asia; in N.A. Que. to Man. south to GA, LA, and OK; also western states. | |
| Abundance | Rare; still extant as of 2024 at a cemetery in Wilson County. | |
| Habitat | Weed in outdoor animal exhibit (NC Zoo, Randolph Co.), field, disturbed woodland opening, cemetery. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-August. | |
| Identification | Lemon Balm has a sweet lemony scent. It is a perennial species, 1-2 feet tall with stalked, ovate or narrowly triangular leaves that are heavily veined and thus appearing wrinkled. A few flowers occur in the upper leaf axils, pale blue to white. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | UPL link |
| USACE-emp | UPL link |
