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Oswego Tea A dense, terminal cluster of tubular flowers atop a square stem. Leaves are long and toothed.<br /> <br /> The common name refers to the use of the leaves for tea by the early colonists in America. They used this plant when regular tea was scarce. Geotagged,Monarda didyma,Oswego Tea,Scarlet beebalm,Summer,United States,flower,pink,wildflower Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Oswego Tea

A dense, terminal cluster of tubular flowers atop a square stem. Leaves are long and toothed.

The common name refers to the use of the leaves for tea by the early colonists in America. They used this plant when regular tea was scarce.

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The Scarlet beebalm

"Monarda didyma" is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 3, 2018. Captured Jun 21, 2017 10:18 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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