Green Fiveleaf Orchid

Isotria medeoloides

(Pursh) Raf. Species

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Botanical name
Isotria medeoloides
Also known as
Green Five-Leaved Orchid, Green Fiveleaf Orchid, Small Whorl Pogonia, Small Whorled Pogonia, Small Whorled Pogonia Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Isotria
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Green Fiveleaf Orchid

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Isotria medeoloides but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Arethusa medeoloides Isotria affinis Odonectis affinis Pogonia affinis Pogonia affinis

Others in Isotria

Isotria verticillata
Large Whorled Pogonia

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