Isotria

Isotria (fiveleaf orchid)[2] is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Isotria
Isotria medeoloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogonieae
Genus: Isotria
Raf.
Species

Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.
Isotria verticillata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.

Synonyms[1]

Odonectis Raf.

Species

The genus has two known species, both native to eastern North America.[1][3][4][5]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf.eastern North America from New England south along the Appalachian Mountains to Georgia and Tennessee. Isolated populations in Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario.[6]30–1,000 metres (98–3,281 ft)
Isotria verticillata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.eastern and central North America from Maine to eastern Texas, north into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.[7]10–2,000 metres (33–6,562 ft)

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Isotria". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. Flora of North America, v 26 p 511, Isotria Rafinesque, Med. Repos. hexade 2, 5: 357. 1808.
  4. Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria
  5. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  6. Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria medeoloides
  7. Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria verticillata
  • Media related to Isotria at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Isotria at Wikispecies


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