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Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa L.
Lamiaceae
A bouquet of Wild Bergamot collected in Saugeen Ojibway homelands, Photo credit: Jocelyn Carter/Medsin Cup, 2023

Names and Their Meanings

Wild Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa
Kanienʼkéha
yeton'kwanonhsatáhkwa, iako'tonhkwanóstha, Ie'tonhkwanostáhkhwa
Anishinaabemowin
sasap-kwanins, sasaapkwaanins, weca'was wackwi'nek, bibi'gwanakak
French
Monarde fistuleuse
Wild Bergamot herbarium specimen collected in the Red Hill Valley by Y.Z. Ni, D. Botcherby, and J. Amyotte 2022
A bee enjoying Bee Balm! Photo credit: Y. Z. Ni 2022
A bouquet of Wild Bergamot collected in Saugeen Ojibway homelands, Photo credit: Jocelyn Carter/Medsin Cup, 2023

Wild Bergamot

Conservation Status

S5 (Secure) in Ontario

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