Flower ID: IMG_0909.JPG-08-25-2018 Flower name (scientific): Chelone glabra Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kay-LOH-nee GLAY-bruh Flower name (common): White Turtlehead Family name (common): Plantain Family name (scientific): Plantaginaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek for turtle-like, referring to the supposed resemblance between the flower and the tortoise. Specific epithet: From the Latin for glabrous, smooth, free from hair. Common name origin: From the flower color and the supposed resemblance between the flower and the head of a tortoise. Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.4 inches (2.0 to 3.6 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white, sometimes with a bit of pink. Other: flower arrangement, Spike Plant description: Size: 24 to 36 inches (61 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves range from about 2 to 20 cm long and 0.5 to 3 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly elliptic to narrowly elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, meadows, marshes, prairies, streambanks, wet, sun or part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Cherokee, Iroquois, and at least three other tribes used this plant to treat various ailments (Moerman, p. 154, 1998). Latitude: 44.799085 Longitude: -91.481773 Altitude: 242.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na