Plantaginaceae

Cuthbert's turtlehead

Chelone cuthbertii Small

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Chelone

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Cuthbert's turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii) — FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Cuthbert's turtlehead

Synonyms

Chelone grimesii Weath.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NC Wetlands, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: snail_hiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.