Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Monarda fistulosa in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 22.
today: The current name for this species is Monarda fistulosa L.
original Latin diagnosis
Monarda capitulis terminalibus, caule obtusangulo.
English translation
Monarda with capitula terminal [and] with a stem obtuse-angled.
| Monarda | Monarda |
| with capitula | capitulis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun capitulum, -i |
| terminal | terminalibus - ablative plural masculine of group B adjective terminalis, -is, -e; modifies capitulis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with a stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| obtuse-angled. | obtusangulo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective obtusangulus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |