. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 8. FIGWORT FAMILY. i. Chelone glabra L. Turtle-head. Fit Snake-head. â 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 linear- lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, sharply ser- rate with low appressed teeth, acuminate at the apex, narrowed at the ba
. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 8. FIGWORT FAMILY. i. Chelone glabra L. Turtle-head. Fit Snake-head. â 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 linear- lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, sharply ser- rate with low appressed teeth, acuminate at the apex, narrowed at the base, short- petioled, 3'-6' long, i'-li' wide, the prin- cipal veins about 10 on each side of the midvein; flowers white or faintly pink, about 1' long; bracts glabrous, not ciliolate; calyx-segments ovate-oblong, obtuse; cap- sule ovoid, obtuse, about Â¥ high, twice as long as the calyx. In swamps and along streams, Newfound- land to Florida, Manitoba, Alabama and Kan- sas. Ascends to 3000 ft. in the Adirondacks. Shell-flower. Cod-head. Bitter-herb. Balmony. Salt-rheum weed. Turtle-bloom. Fish-mouth. Lower leaves sometimes broadly oval. July- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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