Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Orthilia secunda

One-sided Pyrola, also named One-sided Wintergreen, is a very tiny plant, found in the forest. Came across this one at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, SW of the city, on 14 July 2014. "A raceme of 3 to 25 flowers on short stalks hanging from 1 side of the arcing stem at the top of the plant. Flowers are about ¼ inch long, creamy white to greenish white, urn-shaped, with several creamy-tipped stamens and a long, stout green style protruding from the center. There is often a scale-like leafy bract where the flower stalk attaches to the stem. One-sided Pyrola is fairly common but may go unnoticed due to its diminutive size. It prefers the mossy floor of forests and bogs. It may form small colonies, spreading via rhizomes." www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/one-sided-pyrola

Macro shot of One-sided Wintergreen (also known as One-sided Pyrola), showing flower and seedpods. This is a very tiny, native plant, barely noticed in the forest but rather interesting, I think, when seen close. Taken on 5th August, when I went to Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, south west of Calgary.

The uncommon small, greenish white, bell-shaped flowers of this wildflower are 5-8 mm across. Seen this morning in a moist, wooded area of Fish Creek Park.