Chelone glabra

white turtlehead, turtlehead

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1.5-6.5'
Flowers: Jul.-Oct.; white
Fruit: capsule

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH:
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

wet woods, stream banks, swamps, wet thickets

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA

Wildlife

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Notes

strong grower; herbal uses; host for Baltimore checkerspot butterfly

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1359.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004