Ericaceae
Sidebells wintergreen
Orthilia secunda
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Orthilia
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Common names
By language (13)
- Catalan
- Pyrole unilatérale
- Chinese
- 单侧花, 木蝴蝶树皮, 西藏单侧花, 西藏單側花, 鈍葉單側花, 钝叶单侧花, 团叶单侧花
- Czech
- Hruštice jednostranná
- Dutch
- Eenzijdig wintergroen
- English
- Sidebells wintergreen, Toothed wintergreen
- French
- Pyrole unilatérale
- German
- Nickendes Birngrün, Nickendes Wintergrün, Pyrole unilatérale
- Japanese
- 小一薬草, コイチヤクソウ
- Lithuanian
- Pyrole unilatérale
- Polish
- Gruszkówka jednostronna, Gruszyczka jednostronna
- Russian
- Рамишия однобокая
- Slovenian
- Enostranska hruškolistka
- Swedish
- Björkvintergröna, Pyrole unilatérale
Synonyms
- Actinocyclus secundus (L.) Klotzsch
- Actinocyclus secundus var. elatior Lange
- Orthilia dentata Raf.
- Orthilia elatior (Lange) House
- Orthilia kareliniana (A.K.Skortsov) Holub
- Orthilia nummularia (Rupr. ex Kom.) Y.L.Chou
- Orthilia obtusata (Turcz.) H.Hara
- Orthilia obtusata var. xizangensis Y.L.Chou
- Orthilia parvifolia Raf.
- Orthilia procumbens Raf.
- Orthilia secunda subsp. obtusata (Turcz.) Böcher
- Orthilia secunda var. nummularia (Rupr.) H.Hara
- Orthilia secunda var. obtusata (Turcz.) House
- Pyrola alpestris Gand.
- Pyrola atrovirens Gand.
- Pyrola elatior (Lange) Lundell
- Pyrola hybrida Vill.
- Pyrola longifolia Gand.
- Pyrola nummularia (Rupr.) Rupr. ex Komarov
- Pyrola obtusata (Turcz.) Turcz. ex Komarov
- Pyrola obtusata (Turcz.) Pavlov
- Pyrola pedemontana Gand.
- Pyrola rossica Gand.
- Pyrola secunda L.
- Pyrola secunda subsp. obtusata (Turcz.) Hultén
- Pyrola secunda var. nummularia Rupr.
- Pyrola secunda var. obtusata Turcz.
- Pyrola secunda var. pumila Cham.
- Pyrola secunda var. vulgaris Turcz.
- Pyrola winkleriana Gand.
- Ramischia elatior (Lange) Rydb.
- Ramischia kareliniana A.K.Skvortsov
- Ramischia obtusata (Turcz.) Freyn
- Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke
- Ramischia secunda subsp. obtusata (Turcz.) Andres
- Ramischia secunda var. elatior (Lange) Andres
- Ramischia secundiflora Opiz
- Ramischia secundiflora subsp. obtusata (Turcz.) Andres
- Ramischia secundiflora var. obtusata (Turcz.) Freyn
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 479 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Zifkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: K.P., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sophia Slater, CC0, from iNaturalist
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.