[The Heath Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

One-sided Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells, Sidebells Pyrola, Sidebells Wintergreen

Orthilia secunda

Synonyms: Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda, Pyrola secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. secunda, Remischia secunda

>One-sided Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells, Sidebells Pyrola, Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda (Synonyms: Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda, Pyrola secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. 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.

Leaves of >One-sided Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells, Sidebells Pyrola, Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda (Synonyms: Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda, Pyrola secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. secunda, Remischia secunda)

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.

>One-sided Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells, Sidebells Pyrola, Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda (Synonyms: Orthilia secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda, Pyrola secunda ssp. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. obtusata, Pyrola secunda var. secunda, Remischia secunda)

Sidebells wintergreen as seen along Road #23 at Swampy Meadows on the west side of Mt. Adams........August 7, 2004.

Paul Slichter