Melanthium virginicum (bunch-flower or Virginia bunchflower) [Liliaceae, Lily Family]
Melilotus alba (white sweet clover) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family] — NOT native to Illinois
Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweet clover) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family] — NOT native to Illinois
Mirabilis hirsuta (hairy umbrella-wort or hairy four o'clock) [Nyctaginaceae, Four-O'Clock Family
Monarda fistulosa (beebalm or wild bergamot) [Lamiaceae or Labiatae, Mint Family]
- habitat ; Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois
- habit of plant in flower; Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois
- habit with leaves and inflorescences; prairie restoration, Chicago Botanic Garden, Cook County, Illinois
- inflorescences; same locality — note bee visiting flower on extreme right side of image
- inflorescences with bees; same locality
- macro of inflorescence; cultivated in my yard, Champaign, Illinois
- macro of flowers; same locality
- macro of anthers; same locality
- fruit clusters; Prospect Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Ford County, Illinois
- several fruit clusters; same locality
- longitudinal section of fruit head; same locality
- Click here for a distribution map in Illinois from the Illinois Plant Information Network
Monarda punctata (horsemint or spotted beebalm) [Lamiaceae or Labiatae, Mint Family]
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Created November 1997; updated 25 October 2004