Sidebells wintergreen
Orthilia secunda

Family: Ericaceae

What it is like

A herb or small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are creeping, slender and branched. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-3 cm long by 1.5-2 mm wide. There are teeth along the edge. They are pale underneath. The fruit is a capsule about 5 mm wide.

It is also put in the family Pyrolaceae.

Where it is found

It grows in temperate and subarctic zones. In Pakistan it is found under conifers between 3,100-4,000 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Alaska, Asia, Britain, Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mongolia, North America, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Sweden, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Enostranska hruškolistka

Synonyms

Pyrola secunda Linn.; Ramischia secunda (Linn.) Garcke;