Chelone lyonii Pursh
Common Name: RED TURTLEHEAD
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Ad P-Forb

Chelone lyonii M. R. Penskar

This is the most commonly cultivated Chelone, a handsome, robust species native to the high elevations of the southern Appalachians, but rarely escaped to moist roadsides and ditches northwards. First collected as an escape in 2014, in Washtenaw Co.

Locations

Washtenaw County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. September 22, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2916.