FEW-FLOWERED ONE-SIDED WINTERGREEN

Class: Orthilia, Pyrola secunda subsp. secunda, secunda

Family: WINTERGREEN, HEATH FAMILY

Sub Family: Pyrolaceae, Ericaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: One-sided Pyrola

Colour: Greenish-white

Height: 15-23 cm (6-9")

Each Flower: Up to 5 mm (3/16") long with 5 oval petals, pointed at tips and forming an urn shape; 5 sepals triangular and greenish; stamens as long as petals; pistil protrudes beyond petals as flower matures; flower-stems up to 5 mm (3/16") long, with small bract where they join main stem

Leaves: Many oval, pointed, and almost shiny-green both sides, darker green above than below; almost crinkly with finely-toothed margins; blades 2.5-3.4 cm (1-1 3/8") long and 1.5 cm (5/8") wide; leaf-stalks 2-3 cm (3/4-1 1/4") long

Stems: Branched at base, creeping, reddish above and woody below

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Moist, open woods and coniferous forests and banks

Note:

Blooming period varies with elevation