Fiveleaf orchid facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fiveleaf orchid |
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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. |
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Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf. |
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Odonectis Raf. |
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Isotria (fiveleaf orchid) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Species
The genus has two known species, both native to eastern North America.
- 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.
- Isotria verticillata — eastern and central North America from Maine to eastern Texas, north into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.
See also
In Spanish: Isotria para niños
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