Orthilia secunda. Serrated wintergreen.
Life-form & Growth Form:
Chamaephyte. Herbaceous perennial. Rhizomatous, rhizome shortly creeping.
Flowering period:
July.
Habitats:
Rock ledges and scree in upland areas, clefts and ravines in base-rich rocks. Rock ledges. Rocky stream banks. Base-rich, rocky woodland.
Threats:
Habitat loss and fragmentation through loss of woodland, particularly long-established woodland. Eutrophication through agricultural run-off. Overgrazing by livestock. Under-grazing which leads to invasion of tall herb and scrub communities. Forest & heath fires. Being an Arctic-alpine species, climate change may also adversely impact upon O. secunda in the longer term.
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