Whorled pogonia

Isotria verticillata

Family name

General features:

Habit (annual, perennial, vine, shrub)

Stem details (hairy, fleshy, etc)

Size (height, inches, feet)

Dates in flower:

Dates in fruit:

Leaf characteristics:

Arrangement (opposite, alternate, whorled, basal)

Size (in inches, feet)

Division (simple, compound, twice compound, etc)

Flower characteristics:

Color

Size (inches)

Number

Shape (skip if obvious from photo)

Fragrance

Petal # (skip if obvious from photo)

Other (morphological aspects, e.g. dioecious, wilting daily, etc)

Fruit characteristics:

Type (capsule, berry, other)

Color

Size (inches)

Seed #

Seed size (small, large, etc)

Location in Buffalo Mt Park:

Trails (and approx. loc. if needed)

Elevations (upper, middle, lower)

Forest type (Oak-pine; Oak-tulip poplar; Oak-hickory)

Folk uses:

Medicines

Foods

Beverages

Other

Natural history notes:

Pollination biology

Animals using this plant

Distribution notes:

Original distribution if non-native

Distribution this species

Related species in this region

Etymology of name:

Latin name

Common names