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PLANTS

White turtlehead

Chelone glabra

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
White turtlehead, photo 1 of 5
White turtlehead, In flower
White turtlehead, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,755 observations of White turtlehead in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie333
  2. Outaouais247
  3. Laurentides196
  4. Capitale-Nationale180
  5. Montérégie126
  6. Côte-Nord103
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches96
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean91
  9. Lanaudière90
  10. Montréal75
  11. Mauricie66
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent42
  13. Centre-du-Québec40
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue30
  15. Laval18
  16. Nord-du-Québec11
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine11

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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