WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chelone obliqua +
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chelone obliqua +
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 166-13-003:
Chelone obliqua
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
COMMON NAME:
Purple Turtlehead
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JK Marlow jkm0308w_23
August Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers in a dense cluster, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm090913_117
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves lance-shaped; leaf stalks 0.25-.5" long, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm090913_119
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Lvs widest mostly at or near middle, serrate, w acute base. Petioles 5-15mm, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0310g_01
October Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Capsule broadly ovoid, about 1cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.