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Wild Bergamot
Date: July 13, 2005
Photographer: Eddie Jones
Common Name: Wild Bergamot
Scientific Name: Monarda fistulosa
A member of the mint family, wild bergamot is a common Missouri native perennial which occurs statewide in dryish soils on prairies, dry rocky woods and glade margins, unplanted fields and along roads and railroads. (Plant info from http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/alpha.asp.)
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