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Turtlehead commonly refers to North American perennials in the genus Chelone, especially white turtlehead, Chelone glabra. These wetland plants bear dense clusters of two-lipped flowers whose closed shape resembles a turtle's head, and they grow along streams, marshes, and other moist sites. White t...
Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum, is a tall herbaceous perennial native to eastern and central North America. Its upright stems carry whorls of narrow leaves and branching spikes densely covered with small white or pale pink flowers in summer. The plant grows in prairies, open woods, and mois...
Pink turtlehead, Chelone lyonii, is a perennial flowering plant native to the southeastern United States. It produces dense terminal clusters of pink or rose-purple, two-lipped flowers whose shape resembles a turtle's open mouth. The plant grows naturally in moist woods, stream margins, and other da...
Blue toadflax, Nuttallanthus canadensis, is a slender annual or biennial wildflower native to eastern and central North America. Its narrow stems carry small violet-blue flowers with two lips and a backward-pointing spur, giving them a form reminiscent of snapdragons. The plant commonly occurs in dr...
A Eurasian perennial introduced to North America, now considered invasive across much of the continent, bearing distinctive yellow and orange snapdragon-like flowers on upright stems.
