Pink Turtlehead
Chelone lyonii

Picture Taken September 13, 2001

This relative of snapdragons blooms from August to October and is abundant at high elevations, often found in spruce-fir forests. The pink to rose-purple flowers do resemble a turtle's head. The leaves of this plant have a rounded base and long tapering point. Other species have leaves that taper at both ends or are sessile, have no petiole or leaf stem.

Scrophulariaceae

Figwort Family

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