Chelone cuthbertii Small. Cuthbert’s Turtlehead. Phen: Late Jul-Sep; Sep-Oct. Hab: Bogs, sphagnous swamps, seeps. Dist: This species has a curious, disjunct distribution: Mountains and rarely upper Piedmont of w. NC and n. GA, and Coastal Plain of se. VA and e. NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The species is diploid (Nelson, Elisens, & Benish 1998).
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA17, G, GW2, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Va, W, Pennell (1935)
Links to other floras: = Chelone cuthbertii - FNA17
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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