Isotria medeoloides, commonly known as small whorled pogonia or little five leaves, is a terrestrial orchid found in temperate Eastern North America.

It has been called "the rarest orchid east of the Mississippi",[7] and findings of it are covered by the media, such as the one found in Vermont in 2022.

[8] The plant's habitat includes hardwood and conifer-hardwood forests, where it is found in leaf litter along small "braided" intermittent streams.

Isotria medeoloides is a rhizomatous herb producing a waxy gray-green stem up to about 25 centimeters tall.

[7] Other threats include wild pigs, off-road vehicles, predation by deer and slugs, vandalism, and collection.