PLANTS Profile for Isotria medeoloides (small whorled pogonia)

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Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.
small whorled pogonia

Symbol:

ISME2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

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Distribution:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 2 species in Isotria

Classification:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Isotria Raf. – fiveleaf orchid
Species	Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf. – small whorled pogonia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
small whorled pogonia		Threatened
Connecticut:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Georgia:
small whorled pogonia		Threatened
Illinois:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Maine:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Maryland:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered, Extirpated
Massachusetts:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Michigan:
smaller whorled pogonia		Endangered
Missouri:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
New Hampshire:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
New Jersey:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
New York:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
North Carolina:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Ohio:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
small-whorled pogonia		Endangered
Rhode Island:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Tennessee:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Vermont:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered
Virginia:
small whorled pogonia		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

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More Accounts and Images:
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43614.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:42 AM MDT