Chelone lyonii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusChelone
Species:Chelone lyonii Pursh
Common NamePink Turtlehead
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Fayette (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
ETSU005906 Unicoi Tennessee 05 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU007472 Unicoi Tennessee 14 Sep 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 29 Aug 2010 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU007474 Greene Tennessee 15 Sep 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
etsu005196 Unicoi Tennessee 21 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU007473 Unicoi Tennessee 10 Jun 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 25 Aug 2016 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU007475 Unicoi Tennessee 15 Sep 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelone lyonii
31973000019020 Cocke Tennessee
KNK
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193784 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193800 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193799 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193779 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193801 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193790 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193791 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193792 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193781 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193797 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193789 Cocke Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193793 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193778 Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193785 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193780 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193795 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193796 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193798 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193783 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193794 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193788 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193787 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193782 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
TENN-V-0193786 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Chelone lyonii
APSC0002693 Carter Tennessee 19 Jul 1964 Ken Rogers and EW Chester
299		 APSC
Chelone lyonii
APSC0002700 Cocke Tennessee 25 Sep 1960 AJ Sharp
27654		 APSC
Chelone lyonii
APSC0056059 Unicoi Tennessee
APSC
Chelone lyonii
HTTU011524 Hamilton Tennessee
HTTU
Chelone lyonii
HTTU011523 Johnson Tennessee
HTTU
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026073 Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026071 Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
N/A Cocke Tennessee 03 Sep 1897 Thos. H. Kearney, Jr.
851		 UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026075 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026067 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026072 Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026068 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026069 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
N/A Blount Tennessee Aug. 99 J.H Ferris
 UCHT
Chelone lyonii
UCHT026074 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Chelone lyonii
N/A Cocke Tennessee 03 Sep 1897 Thos. H. Kearney, Jr.
851		 UCHT
Chelone lyonii
ETSU030869 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU008617 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU035042 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU035046 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Chelone lyonii
ETSU035043 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Chelone lyonii
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Chelone lyonii - Alaina Krakowiak
Chelone lyonii - Alaina Krakowiak
Chelone lyonii - Dwayne Estes
Chelone lyonii - Dwayne Estes