White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra L. - Figwort familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: White, Red, Pink, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on White Turtlehead: Euphydryas phaeton, Eupithecia satyrata dodata, Eupithecia satyrata fumata, Papaipema nepheleptena
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.