Orthilia secunda




Family Ericaceae (also placed in Pyrolaceae)
Subfamily Monotropoideae
Tribe Pyroleae
Scientific name Orthilia secunda (L.) House
Synonyms Actinocyclus secundus (L.) Klotzsch; Actinocyclus secundus (L.) Klotzsch var. elatior Lange; Orthilia elatior (Lange) House; Orthilia parvifolia Rafinesque; Orthilia secunda (L.) House subsp. obtusata (Turczaninow) Böcher; Orthilia secunda (L.) House var. obtusata (Turczaninow) House; Pyrola elatior (Lange) Lundell; Pyrola secunda L.; Pyrola secunda L. subsp. obtusata (Turczaninow) Hultén; Pyrola secunda L. var. obtusata Turczaninow; Pyrola secunda L. var. vulgaris Turczaninow; Ramischia elatior (Lange) Rydberg; Ramischia obtusata (Turczaninow) Freyn; Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke; Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke forma angustata Andres; Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke forma serrata Andres; Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke subsp. obtusata (Turczaninow) Andres; Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke var. elatior (Lange) Andres; Ramischia secundiflora Opiz; Ramischia secundiflora Opiz var. borealis Čelakovský
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-ichi-yaku-sou (コイチヤクソウ, 小一薬草 [meaning: small ichi-yaku-sou (ichi-yaku-sou = Pyrola japonica)])
(English common name) sidebells wintergreen, one-sided wintergreen
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Caucasus, Europe, Canada, USA, Mexico, Guatemala
Habitat Subalpine needleleaf trees forest.
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Leaves 1.5-3cm long, 1-2.5cm wide, pedicels 1-1.5cm long. Flowers pale green ca. 5mm across, flowering in July to August. Seeds 4mm long. Evergreen. Perennial plants.
Reference Orthilia secunda (L.) House
Orthilia secunda (L.) House
Orthilia secunda (Linnaeus) House
Orthilia secunda (L.) House
Range-edge effects promote clonal growth in peripheral populations of the one-sided wintergreen Orthilia secunda
Insect repellent coating and industrial product using the same (US Patent Application 20060177472)



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji