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Orthilia secunda (Linnaeus) House. Common name: Sidebells, One-sided Shinleaf, One-sided Pyrola. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Forests under Pinus virginiana, other dry, oak, pine, or oak-pine forests. Distribution: Circumboreal, in North America south to VA, IN, IA, NE, NM, AZ, and CA; disjunct in Mexico and Guatemala.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA8, Il, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Va, Luteyn et al (1996); = Pyrola secunda L. — C, G, GrPl, Tat, W; > Pyrola secunda L. var. obtusata Turcz. — F; > Pyrola secunda L. var. secunda — F. Basionym: Pyrola secunda L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Orthilia secunda - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, evergreen perennial of cool, moist forests north of our range; here, under Virginia pine in forests.

Stems: Stem a single smooth flowering scape rising from a small rosette of leaves and bending just below the flowers.

Leaves: Leaves basal and essentially whorled, petiolate, round to elliptical, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long, entire to finely toothed, evergreen, smooth and shiny.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a one-sided raceme bent nearly horizontal to the ground; cream-white to greenish-white; 1/4-3/8 in. long; urn-shaped with a straight, stout, green style protruding.

Fruits: Fruit a flattened-round capsule.

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Height: 3-8 in.

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description: Erect, evergreen perennial of cool, moist forests north of our range; here, under Virginia pine in forests.

stems: Stem a single smooth flowering scape rising from a small rosette of leaves and bending just below the flowers.

leaves: Leaves basal and essentially whorled, petiolate, round to elliptical, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long, entire to finely toothed, evergreen, smooth and shiny.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a one-sided raceme bent nearly horizontal to the ground; cream-white to greenish-white; 1/4-3/8 in. long; urn-shaped with a straight, stout, green style protruding.

fruits: Fruit a flattened-round capsule.

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