Sidebells Pyrola, Sidebells Wintergreen, One-sided Pyrola, Sidebells
Orthilia secunda
Synonyms: Pyrola secunda, Remischia secunda
The photo above shows the "secund" raceme of flowers
(past bloom) of sidebells wintergreen as seen at the trailhead for the Pine Way
Trail #71 along Road #82 at the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.........August
26, 2005. The term secund means that the flowers of the raceme have their
pedicels turned so that the flowers are found on one side of the flower stem as
seen here.
The photo above shows the simple, pinnately
veined leaves of sidebells wintergreen with their lightly toothed margins. Photographed
at the trailhead for the Pine Way Trail #71 along Road #82 at the southeastern
side of Mt. Adams.........August 26, 2005.
Sidebells wintergreen as seen along Road #23
at Swampy Meadows on the west side of Mt. Adams..........August 7, 2004.
Paul Slichter