Plant Portrait
Scientific Name: |
Chelone lyonii |
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Common Name: |
Pink Turtlehead |
Native/Alien: |
Native |
Type: |
Perennial |
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Plant in Bloom The distinctive shape from above.
Near a creek, Black Mountain
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Plant in Bloom The blooms are white tinged with pink.
© MB Baumeister, September 2005 |
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Closeup of Blooms
Mt. Mitchell, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2006
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
