Scientific
Name
Chelone glabra
Common
Name
White turtlehead; Chelone |
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Life
Cycle: Perennial
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Height:
1 to 3 feet |
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Flower/fruit:
Tight cluster of white, swollen, 1 to 1.5 inch, two-lipped flowers
at tip of stem; upper lip arches over lower lip; not arranged in
strict ranks; may have a pink tinge; short petioles
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Flowering
Season: Summer into fall
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Foliage:
3 to 6 inch, narrow, sharply
toothed, paired leaves; stalkless or nearly so; slender erect stems
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Site:
Low, moist meadows,
thickets, stream banks, swamps |
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Comments:
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