English: Snakehead; Balmony; Turtlehead; White Turtlehead.
German: Glatte Chelone.
Dutch: Gladde schildpadbloem.
Source: Boericke, Clarke, Phatak.
Clades:
PlantaginaceaeRegion: North America, eastern United States, Canada.
Habitat: wetlands, along streams, in bogs, marshes, wet meadows; prefers moist to wet soils and partial shade to full sun.
Uses: ornamental, for its attractive, unique flowers; medicinal, in Native American medicine for digestive issues and as a laxative.
BotanyHerb; perennial; 60 to 120 cm tall.
Root: fibrous root system.
Leaves: opposite; lanceolate; dark green; with serrated edges; in pairs along the stem.
Inflorescence: terminal spikes.
Flowers: tubular; two-lipped; resemble the head of a turtle; white, sometimes with a slight pinkish hue; blooming from late summer to early fall.
Pollinatiom: by bees, bumblebees, other pollinators.