NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Isotria medeoloides

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 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
Double Flower © David R. McAdoo
Close up David McAdoo
Plant with old seed pods David McAdoo
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record 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?