Chelone obliqua L.

Red turtlehead (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Chelone

Characteristics

Stems 3–7 dm; lvs lanceolate or lance-oblong, 6–12 × 2–4 cm, acuminate, serrate, obtuse or broadly cuneate at base, on distinct petioles 5–15 mm; cor 2.5–3.5 cm, purple or red-purple throughout, with a white or yellowish beard; staminode white or nearly so. Wet woods on the coastal plain; Md. to Ala.; also Ind. to s. Minn. and Ark. Aug.–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Chelone obliqua flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)
Chelone obliqua flower picture by K O (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801559-1
WFO ID wfo-0000600781
COL ID TVF2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chelone obliqua var. obliqua Chelone obliqua

Lower taxons

Chelone obliqua var. erwiniae Chelone obliqua var. speciosa