NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Isotria medeoloides
Small Whorled Pogonia, Little Five-leaves
Scientific Name: |
Isotria medeoloides |
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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 NC. |
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: |
G_?: Uncertain (add status to NOTES section) (*Key) |
State Status: |
T: Threatened (*Key) |
Federal Status: |
T - Threatened (*Key) |
Blooming Plant
© David R. McAdoo |
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Double Flower
© David R. McAdoo |
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Close up David McAdoo |
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Plant with old seed pods David McAdoo |
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Links: |
Rare throughout the state, this species is listed by by the NC Natural Heritage Program as Threatened; it is also a Federally Threatened plant. Global Rank: G2? |
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