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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Isotria medeoloides

Small Whorled Pogonia, Little Five-leaves

Scientific Name:

Isotria medeoloides

Genus:

Isotria

Species Epithet:

medeoloides

Common Name:

Small Whorled Pogonia, Little Five-leaves

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

0-1 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow, Green

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Acidic mesic to dry-mesic forests, in the mountains and upper Piedmont usually with Pinus strobus (Weakley 2015). Rare throughout the state, this species is listed by by the NC Natural Heritage Program as Threatened; it is also a Federally Threatened plant.

Leaf Arrangement:

Whorled

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Not Assigned

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S1: Critically imperiled (*Key)

Global Rank:

G2 - Imperiled, G3 - Vulnerable (*Key)

State Status:

T: Threatened (*Key)

Federal Status:

T - Threatened (*Key)

Blooming Plant

image

© David R. McAdoo

Double Flower

image

© David R. McAdoo

Close up

image

David McAdoo

Plant with old seed pods

image

David McAdoo

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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