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Chelone obliqua var. obliqua

Chelone obliqua L. var. obliqua

Purple Turtlehead, Red Turtlehead, Shellflower

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CHOBO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , KY , MA , MD , MS , NC , SC , TN , VA
Native Habitat: Along streams and rivers, marshes, swamps, seeps or springs, wet meadows and woods, pond and lake margins.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Chelone obliqua var. obliqua in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chelone obliqua var. obliqua in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chelone obliqua var. obliqua

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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