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Plantaginaceae
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not marked as a favorite taxon Chelone erwiniae (Pennell & Wherry) A.D. Nelson. Common name: Mountain Purple Turtlehead, Erwin’s Turtlehead. Phenology: Jul-Oct; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Bogs, streambanks, swamp forests. Distribution: Southern Blue Ridge from w. Virginia south to sw. North Carolina, e. Tennessee, nw. South Carolina, and ne. Georgia (mapping somewhat provisional).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Chelone erwiniae is tetraploid; the other varieties are hexaploid (Nelson, Elisens, & Benish 1998).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Nelson (2024); = Chelone obliqua L. ssp. erwiniae (Pennell & Wherry) Pennell — Pennell (1935); = Chelone obliqua L. var. erwiniae Pennell & Wherry — FNA17, K1, K4; < Chelone obliqua L. — GW2, RAB, S, W. Basionym: Chelone obliqua L. var. erwiniae Pennell & Wherry 1929

Links to other floras: = Chelone obliqua var. erwiniae - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • 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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image #1 of Chelone erwiniae© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Chelone erwiniae© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Chelone erwiniae© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Chelone erwiniae© Alan Cressler: Chelone obliqua var. erwiniae, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jackson County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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