An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Genus 8. FIGWORT FAMILY. i8i I. Chelone glabra L. Turtle-head. Fu Snake-head. 3752. Chelone glabra L. Sp. PI. 611. 1753. Stem slender, erect, obtusely 4-sided,simple or sometimes branched, strict, i°-3°high, the branches erect. Leaves Hnear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, sharply ser-rate -with, low appressed teeth, acuminateat the apex, narrowed at the base, short-petioled, 3
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . Genus 8. FIGWORT FAMILY. i8i I. Chelone glabra L. Turtle-head. Fu Snake-head. 3752. Chelone glabra L. Sp. PI. 611. 1753. Stem slender, erect, obtusely 4-sided,simple or sometimes branched, strict, i°-3°high, the branches erect. Leaves Hnear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, sharply ser-rate -with, low appressed teeth, acuminateat the apex, narrowed at the base, short-petioled, 3-6 long, i-ii wide, the prin-cipal veins about 10 on each side of themidvein; flowers white or faintly pink,about i long; bracts glabrous, not ciHolate;calyx-segments ovate-oblong, obtuse; cap-sule ovoid, obtuse, about V high, twice aslong as the calyx. In swamps and along streams, Newfound-land to Florida, Manitoba, Alabama and Kan-sas. Ascends to 3000 ft. in the Cod-head. Bitter-herb. weed. Turtle-bloom. leaves sometimes broadly oval.
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