Chelone obliqua Linnaeus var. obliqua . Purple Turtlehead. Phen: Jul-Oct; Sep-Nov. Hab: Streambanks, swamp forests, ecotones of freshwater tidal marshes. Dist: MD and TN south to GA and MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Var. obliqua is hexaploid (Nelson, Elisens, & Benish 1998).
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA17, K1, K3, K4, NE; = Chelone obliqua L. ssp. obliqua – Pennell (1935); < Chelone obliqua L. – C, G, GW2, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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