Medeola Linnaeus. Indian Cucumber-root.
A monotypic genus, an herb of eastern North America.
ID notes:Medeola is sometimes mistaken (when sterile) for Isotria; Medeola has a wiry stem, floccose-pubescent, Isotria a fleshy, glabrous stem.
Ref: Tamura In Kubitzki (1998a); Utech (2002a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a). Show full citations.
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© Alan Cressler: Medeola virginiana, Mt. Oglethorpe Range, Pickens County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Medeola virginiana source | Original Image ⭷