Chelone lyonii

Chelone lyonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Chelone
Species: Chelone lyonii

Name

Chelone lyonii Pursh, 1814.

Synonyms

Heterotypic

• Chelone latifolia Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina (Elliott) 2: 127. 1822.
• Chelone lyonii f. latifolia (Elliott) Pennell & Wherry, Bartonia no. 10: 18. 1929.
• Chelone major Sims, Bot. Mag. 44: t. 1864. 1816.
• Chlonanthes latifolia Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 19 (1840)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 2. pp. 359–751, London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. : 2: 737.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Chelone lyonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Chelone lyonii. Published online. Accessed: July 10 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Chelone lyonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Pink turtlehead

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