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Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, [3] is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. [4] This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant , medicinal plant , and garden ornamental . [ 5 ]
Monarda clinopodia, commonly known as white bergamot, basil bee balm or white bee balm, is a perennial wildflower in the mint family, Lamiaceae. This species is native to North America, ranging north from New York, west to Missouri, and south to Georgia and Alabama. [1] M. clinopodia has also been introduced into Vermont and Massachusetts. [2]
Monarda citriodora is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to the southern United States [2] and northern Mexico. [1] [3] Common names include lemon beebalm, [4] [2] lemon mint (this may also apply to Eau de Cologne mint or Melissa officinalis) and purple horsemint.
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Monarda bradburiana is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing to a height of 1 to 2 ft (30 to 60 cm). The stems are scantily branched, square and usually hairless, although new growth sometimes has a few hairs along the angles.
Its common name is bastard balm. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melittis. [2] The genus name is derived from the Greek melitta, which is in turn from melissa ("a bee"). [3] Subspecies [1] Melittis melissophyllum subsp. albida (Guss.) P.W.Ball - eastern Mediterranean from Sardinia to Turkey
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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) [note 1] is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family. It grows to a maximum height of 1 m ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) and the leaves have a mild lemon scent. During summer, small white flowers full of nectar appear.