Isotria verticillata
large whorled pogonia, purple five-leaf orchid, whorled pogonia
Family
Orchidaceae
Leaf Arrangement
whorled
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, purple, yellow
Flower Month
April - July
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
The long linear-lanceolate madder-purple sepals that greatly exceed the lip and petals are distinctive.
Habitat
Woodlands; moist hardwood slopes and stream margins.