Monarda fistulosa
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Lamiaceae
wild bergamot, more..., mintleaf beebalm, Oswego-tea, wildbergamot beebalm, wildbergamot horsemint
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Plant: perennial herb; 30-120 cm tall; stems simple (rarely branching) Leaves: ovate-lanceolate, 20-120 mm long, 8-38 mm wide, glabrous to hirsute or subtomentose, the margins serrate to nearly entire, the petioles generally less than 7 mm long INFLORESCENCE: single terminal heads; bracts reflexed and often pink-tinted Flowers: calyx 5.5-11.5 mm long, the orifice hirsute within, the teeth acuminate and ca. 1 mm long; corolla 25-35 mm long, rose to lavender (rarely white) Fruit: NUTLETS ovoid, smooth to somewhat reticulate REFERENCES: Henry, April M. 2003. Lamiaceae. J. Ariz. – Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 35(2).
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