Chelone lyonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image=Chelone lyonii kz3.jpg

|image_caption=At the Chicago Botanic Garden

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|image2_caption=Botanical illustration

|genus=Chelone

|species=lyonii

|authority=Pursh

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|synonyms=

• Chelone latifolia {{small|Muhl. ex Elliott}}
• Chelone lyonii f. latifolia {{small|(Muhl. ex Elliott) Pennell & Wherry}}
• Chelone major {{small|Sims}}

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Chelone lyonii, the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.{{cite POWO |id=801552-1 |title=Chelone lyonii Pursh |access-date=10 February 2022 }} It is native to wet areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287079 |title=Chelone lyonii |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=10 February 2022 }} A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, and is recommended for shady and wet situations, although it can handle full sun. The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Hot Lips' and 'Pink Temptation'.{{cite web |title=Chelone lyonii |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/3714/chelone-lyonii/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=10 February 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/194916/chelone-lyonii-hot-lips/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=10 February 2022 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=293430 |title=Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips' |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=10 February 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Chelone lyonii 'Pink Temptation' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/254925/chelone-lyonii-pink-temptation/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=10 February 2022 |quote=Synonyms; Chelone 'Oblique Pink Temptation' }} Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation {{tdes|Tiny Tortuga}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=444905 |title=Chelone lyonii 'Armitpp02' TINY TORTUGA |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=10 February 2022 |quote=Zone: 4 to 9 }}{{cite web |title=Chelone lyonii Tiny Tortuga ('Armitpp02') |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/368973/chelone-lyonii-tiny-tortuga-(-armitpp02-)/details |date=2022 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=10 February 2022 }}