Cuthbert's Turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Scrophulariaceae
State: GA, NC, SC, VA
Nature Serve ID: 158507
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 04/30/2019

Description:

Where is Cuthbert's Turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Cuthbert's Turtlehead can be found in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Which CPC Partners conserve Cuthbert's Turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii)?

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 04/30/19

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Cuthbert's Turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Chelone cuthbertii
Authority	Small
Family	Scrophulariaceae
CPC Number	6163
ITIS	33183
USDA	CHCU5
Duration	Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names	Chelone cuthbertii
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Georgia	S1
North Carolina	S3?
South Carolina	SNR
Virginia	S2

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Reintroduction

Lead Institution	State	Reintroduction Type	Year of First Outplanting
Atlanta Botanical Garden	Georgia	Reintroduction	2009
Atlanta Botanical Garden	Georgia	Reintroduction	2009
Atlanta Botanical Garden	Georgia	Reintroduction	2009

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