Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa
Above: Bergamot photo taken on September 7, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa
Widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America, this wildflower, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental.
The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it.
Wild bergamot was considered a medicinal plant by many Native Americans including the Menominee, the Ojibwe, and the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk). It was used most commonly to treat colds, and was frequently made into a tea. Today, many families still use wild bergamot during the cold and flu season.
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond on July 7, 2019.
Above: Bergamot along the boardwalk along the Ho-Nee-Um Pond (7/30/19)
For more information on Bergamot, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin website at: http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu.
Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Above: Bergamot in Oak Savanna (7/01/21)
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (7/8/19)
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (7/9/19)
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (7/10/19)
Above: Bergamot around the retaining pond (7/11/19)
Above: Bergamot around the retaining pond (7/12/19)
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (7/12/19)
Above: Bergamot around the retaining pond. (7/23/19).
Above: Bergamot along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (7/24/19)
Above: Bergamot around the retaining pond (7/27/19)
Above: Bergamot seed pods in Oak Savanna (9/27/19)
Above: Bergamot seed pods along the banks of the retaining pond (9/28/19)
Above: Bergamot seed pods with morning frost along banks of Marion Dunn Pond (10/25/19)
Above: Bergamot in Oak Savanna (7/09/20)
Above: Bergamot in Wingra Park on shore of Lake Wingra (7/10/20)
Above: Bumblebee on Wild Bergamot on bank of Marion Dunn Pond (7/1/20)
