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Chelone cuthbertii

Cuthbert's turtlehead is a a showy wildflower with pink-red to purple flowers that bloom from July to October in habitats that include bogs, streamsides, and swamps in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.The species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by its short petioles and purple-tipped staminodes. Chelone cuthbertii is rare throughout its range, making it especially vulnerable to extinction. Drainage of wetlands and bog succession threaten the habitat where the species is found