From very sandy soil area, recent pic

rocksnstumps

5 year old buck +
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What is the flowering plant?
 
No idea, hence why posted in "name this plant". Seems like once identified will be easy to spot in future. Based on other plants in vicinity there is 75% chance noxious weed and 25% some type of praire plant. This area had a forest fire rage thru it about a dozen years ago. Still very little duff in many areas as this is poor sandy soil and ground cover was all burned with very hot ground fire pushed by 30+ mph winds. Thanks Mr campground owner a couple miles away.....
 
LOL! Just read your thread title.

I have this plant also on my property. Will be interested in learning more also.
 
Bee Balm?
 
Monarda punctata, a type of bee balm
 
^^^ Looks like a winner! Thx for the scientific name as that really helps zero in. My other property has a lot of bee balm, but very different as monarda fistulosa aka wild bergamot (the purplish stuff, not red!)

Doing a cross check on Wisconsin plants gives a second confirmation as being common in sandy south central WI in former Glacial Lake Wisconsin areas. Nailed it there.
 
There are tons of plants that grow all over the place, and regionally they get different common names, scientific names don't change, and why I like using them. unless those that know better decide to change it up due to some newly decided difference. Bayberry for example, used to be Myrica pensylvanica, now Morella pensylvanica.
 
Bee balm! Lucky you! I have to buy bee balm at $17 a pop.
 
A "bee balm" from a different property. This is monarda fistulosa. Branching structure is similar to its relative above but the flowers are way different.

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AKA horsemint in east texas

bill
 
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