Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Not colonial, the individuals few and scattered; herbage glaucous; stem 1.5–2.5 cm; lvs as in no. 1 [Isotria verticillata (Willd.) Raf.]; peduncle 1–1.5 cm, fls selfed, inodorous, light green or yellow-green or partly whitish, without guide-lines; sep 1.2–2.5 cm; pet 1.3–1.7 cm; lip 1–1.5 cm, less emarginate and ornate; 2n=18. Open stands of second-growth hardwoods or pine- hardwoods; irregularly at widely scattered stations from s. Me. to N.C., w. to s. Ont., Mich. and Mo. May, June. Our rarest orchid.
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Common Names
little whorled pogonia, little five-leaves