The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Scrophulariaceae
Genus:
Chelone L. L.
Species:
Chelone obliqua L. var. speciosa Pennell & Wherry
Species Common Name:
Pink turtlehead
Habitat:
Marshy ground
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare north central, east central and southeast: Clinton County 1930, Des Moines county, Lee county 1898, Mitchell county 1929, Muscatine county 1894 and Scott county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Southern Iowa Drift Plain: Eastern Portion
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e11707