Chelone L.

Genus

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae

Characteristics

Cal deeply 5-parted, regular, its lobes broadly elliptic, obtuse or rounded above; cor bilabiate, the upper lip shallowly 2-lobed or emarginate, arched, the lower shortly3-lobed, the middle lower lobe elevated into a villous palate nearly or quite closing the throat; fertile stamens 4, inserted at the base of the cor, the filaments flat, villous, the anthers densely villous-tomentose; sterile stamen much shorter and narrower, glabrous; fr septicidal; seeds flat, suborbicular, with a broad wing; perennial herbs, simple or sparingly branched, with glabrous stem and large, opposite, serrate, usually glabrous lvs; fls large, white to pink or purple, in dense spikes terminating the stem and branches, each fl closely subtended by 2 or 3 large, sep-like bracts. 4, e. N. Amer.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Images

Chelone unspecified picture

Distribution

Chelone world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30005855-2
WFO ID wfo-4000007800
COL ID 3MP8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 761847
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Synonyms

Chelone

Lower taxons

Chelone cuthbertii Chelone lyonii Chelone obliqua Chelone glabra