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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
40.3559, -105.718
Field Notes
Description:
Wild bergamot is a wildflower in the mint family (Lamiaceae) widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming white to purple flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. The plants generally flower from June to September.
Habitat:
Wild bergamot often grows in large clumps in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil.
Notes:
Grows on the south side of the park road at Beaver Meadows Entrance Station at Rocky Mountain National Park.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2014
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