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Chelone glabra
Turtlehead; White Turtlehead

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DERIVATION
Chelone - New Latin, from the Greek chelone a tortoise, from a fancied resemblance between a tortoise's head and the shape of the flower

FAMILY Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)  Other Plants in the Plantain Family
HABIT Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE E United States, Canada
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
FLOWERS White
HARDINESS USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SOIL Moist to wet, rich, humusy
SUN REQUIREMENTS Partial shade
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Steppe Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Turtlehead | White Turtlehead
SYNONYMS Chelone obliqua 'Alba' Chelone obliqua 'Glabra'
Location Map for Chelone glabra (Turtlehead; White Turtlehead) - 3 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Chelone glabra:
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Year Location
130600*2 2013 Pizza Garden
161556*1 2016 Mordecai Childrens G
161556*2 2016 Mordecai Childrens G

 

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  FLOWERING:
When Chelone glabra has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
2007 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52

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Chelone glabra Flower|Leaf|Root
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