1441 Orthilia secunda (L.) House

Syn.: Pyrola secunda L., Ramischia secunda (L.) Garcke

This species s. lat. is widely distributed in Eurasia and N. America. Besides subsp. secunda in Eurasia and N. America, subsp. obtusata (Turcz.) Böcher in Siberia and northern N. America are distinguished. The species belongs to the circumpolar plants (Hultén, Circumpol. Il, p. 138 and map 129). Cf. also Meusel et al. 1978, map p. 324.