White Turtlehead is a wetland wildflower whose two-lipped white flowers resemble the head of a turtle. It blooms in late summer and fall in stream corridors and wet woodlands across eastern North America. It is the exclusive larval host plant for the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly, a species dependent on this plant's survival.
Best time to see a White Turtlehead
The best time to see a White Turtlehead is August–September, when about 84% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 16,710 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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