Taxon: Orthilia secunda (L.) House

Summary

Genus:

Orthilia

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Monotropoideae

Tribe:

Pyroleae

Nomen number:

430270

Place of publication:

Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7:134. 1921

Verified:

01/27/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (3 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pyrola secunda L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: = Pyrola secunda
Haber, E. & J. E. Cruise. 1974. Generic limits in the Pyroloideae (Ericaceae). Canad. J. Bot. 52:881.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2. Note: = Ramischia secunda
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico. Note: = Ramischia secunda
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource).
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Pyrola secunda
Takahashi, H. 1993. Seed morphology and its systematic implications in Pyroloideae. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 154:176-177.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	one-sided orthilia	1	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
English	one-sided-wintergreen	1	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
English	serrated-wintergreen	1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English	side-bells-wintergreen	1	USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
Japanese Rōmaji	ko-ichiyakuso	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish	björkpyrola	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadanskaja oblast'	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Karelia	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Murmansk	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2. Note: = Ramischia secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Greenland
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Huehuetenango
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Quetzaltenango
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Sacatepéquez
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Totonicapán

Native
Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast', Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Russian Federation [Karelia, Murmansk], Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Maryland, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Sacatepéquez, Totonicapán]

Reference(s)

Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia Note: = Pyrola secunda
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2. Note: = Ramischia secunda
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Ramischia secunda
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico. Note: = Ramischia secunda
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. Note: = Pyrola secunda
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrola secunda
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=430270. Accessed 10 May 2026.