Lamiaceae Monarda fistulosa L.

Wildbergamot Beebalm

Lakota - Food, Special Food

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 50

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Scientific name: Monarda fistulosa L.
USDA symbol: MOBR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wildbergamot Beebalm
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Special Food
Notes: Leaves chewed while people were singing and dancing.

RECRD: 4904 id: 23242

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