Family feud

Orthilia secunda, July 13, 2020

Orthilia secunda, July 13, 2020

Common & scientific name
One-sided wintergreen, Orthilia secunda

Family
Wintergreen/Heath, Pyrolaceae/Ericaceae

Location
Weller Lake trail, 9,700’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
The above two-family nomenclature reflects the current state of disagreement among botanists as to where this diminutive, dark- woods flower belongs.  It is probably the Pass’s most common wintergreen, er, heath . . . .