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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Chelone lyonii

Turtlehead

Scientific Name:

Chelone lyonii

Genus:

Chelone

Species Epithet:

lyonii

Common Name:

Turtlehead

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Pink

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

July, August, September

Growing Area:

Mountains

Habitat Description:

Cove forests, spruce-fir forests, balds, streambanks.

Leaf Arrangement:

Opposite

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Important for Wildlife

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds

Plant from Above

The distinctive shape

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Near a creek, Black Mountain

Plant in Bloom

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Close Up of Blooms

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Mt. Mitchell, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2006

Colony of Pink Turtlehead

NC mountains

The Scientific Name is Chelone lyonii. You will likely hear them called Turtlehead. This picture shows the Colony of Pink Turtlehead of Chelone lyonii

Bettina Darveaux

Close-up of tubular flowers shaped somewhat like a turtle's head.....using your imagination.

NC mountains

The Scientific Name is Chelone lyonii. You will likely hear them called Turtlehead. This picture shows the Close-up of tubular flowers shaped somewhat like a turtle's head.....using your imagination. of Chelone lyonii

Bettina Darveaux

Pink turtlehead seeds, collected from cultivated plants.

Watauga Co., NC

The Scientific Name is Chelone lyonii. You will likely hear them called Turtlehead. This picture shows the Pink turtlehead seeds, collected from cultivated plants. of Chelone lyonii

Annkatrin Roase

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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