Chelone lyonii Pursh

Pink turtlehead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Chelone

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.8-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Chelone lyonii flower picture by Straka Kelli (cc-by-sa)
Chelone lyonii flower picture by Tom Jones (cc-by-sa)
Chelone lyonii flower picture by Jackie Paritte (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Chelone lyonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801552-1
WFO ID wfo-0000600774
COL ID 69QZ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chelone lyonii Chelone latifolia Chlonanthes latifolia Chelone lyonii f. latifolia Chelone major