Chelone glabra
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Chelone glabra (white turtlehead) is a plant in the family Plantaginaceae (the plantain family).
[edit] Description
Chelone glabra is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stout, upright stems. The flowers are white, borne in late summer and early fall. It can be used as a method of birth control, as used by Abenaki people.