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Read about Isotria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Isotria (Greek, in equal threes). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial plants, with elongated fleshy roots, and scapose stem with a whorl of leaf-like terminal bracts. Flowers solitary or in 2's, erect or ascending; sepals narrow, about equal, longer than petals; lip somewhat 3-lobed, spurless, erect, crested: pollina 2, powdery- granular, tailless.祐pecies 2, E. U. S. See Pogonia. verticillata, Raf. (Pogonia verticillata, Nutt.). Scapes 8-16 in. tall; bracts elliptic to oval, abruptly acuminate: sepals linear, 1-2 in. long, longer than the linear petals; lip erect, 3-lobed. E. U. S. B.B. 1:468. George V. Nash. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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