Isotria medeoloides

Isotria medeoloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Vanilloideae
Tribus: Pogonieae
Genus: Isotria
Species: Isotria medeoloides

Name

Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 47 (1838).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Arethusa medeoloides Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 591 (1813)
• Heterotypic
  • Pogonia affinis Austin ex A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 507 (1867)
  • Isotria affinis (Austin ex A.Gray) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 297 (1901)
  • Odonectis affinis (Austin ex A.Gray) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 386 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838 ("1836"). Flora Telluriana. Pars 4. 135 pp., Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 47.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Isotria medeoloides. Accessed: 2026 Feb 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Isotria medeoloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Isotria medeoloides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Isotria medeoloides. Accessed: 4 Feb 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Isotria medeoloides. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Isotria medeoloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Small Whorled Pogonia
français: Isotrie Fausse-médéole

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