''Chelone lyonii'', the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

. It is native to wet areas of the southern

Appalachian Mountains The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They ...

of the United States. A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in

USDA zones A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

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'. Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation .

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Plantaginaceae Garden plants of North America Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Tennessee Flora of North Carolina Flora of Mississippi Flora of Alabama Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of South Carolina Plants described in 1813 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Plantaginaceae-stub