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Plantaginaceae
Chelone

not marked as a favorite taxon Chelone speciosa G. Loddiges ex Reider. Common name: Midwestern Purple Turtlehead, Rose Turtlehead. Phenology: Jul-Oct; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Streambanks, swamp forests. Distribution: Michigan and Iowa south to c. Kentucky, sw. Kentucky, and ne. Arkansas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Chelone speciosa is hexaploid (Nelson 2024; Nelson, Elisens, & Benish 1998).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Nelson (2024); = Chelone obliqua L. ssp. speciosa (Pennell & Wherry) Pennell — Pennell (1935); = Chelone obliqua L. var. speciosa Pennell & Wherry — F, FNA17, Il, K1, K4; < Chelone obliqua L. — C, G, GW2, Mi, Mo3, S. Basionym: Penstemon speciosus Douglas ex Lindl. 1829

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

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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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image #1 of Chelone speciosa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Chelone speciosa© Christopher Benda | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Chelone speciosa© Grant Fessler source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Chelone speciosa© Grant Fessler source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Chelone speciosa© Grant Fessler source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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