Isotria
| Isotria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Pogonieae |
| Genus: | Isotria Raf. |
| Species | |
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Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Odonectis Raf. | |
Isotria (fiveleaf orchid)[2] is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Species
The genus has two known species, both native to eastern North America.[1][3][4][5]
- Isotria medeoloides — 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]
- Isotria verticillata — eastern and central North America from Maine to eastern Texas, north into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.[7]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Isotria". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America, v 26 p 511, Isotria Rafinesque, Med. Repos. hexade 2, 5: 357. 1808.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria medeoloides
- ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution maps, Isotria verticillata
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