
![White turtlehead [Chelone glabra] White turtlehead [Chelone glabra]](/images/September/White/thumbnail_IMG_0391.jpg)
Common Name:
White turtlehead
Scientic Name:
Chelone glabra
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
September
Native, perennial. 11-4 feet tall.
Leaves up to 6 inches long. Toothed, pointed, minimal to no leaf stem. Opposite, the leaves below at 90 degrees.
Flowers in spikes are 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Two lobes. Flowers from bottom of spike upward.
Wetlands. White Pine Trail north of Big Rapids, MI. September 6, 0391, 0396