Chelone lyonii | |
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At the Chicago Botanic Garden | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Chelone |
Species: | C. lyonii
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Binomial name | |
Chelone lyonii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Chelone lyonii, the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. [1] It is native to wet areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. [2] A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, and is recommended for shady and wet situations, although it can handle full sun. [2] The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Hot Lips' and 'Pink Temptation'. [3] [4] [5] [6] Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation Tiny Tortuga. [7] [8]
Synonyms; Chelone 'Oblique Pink Temptation'
Zone: 4 to 9