Genus Orthilia (Noun)
Meaning
A shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- A shrubby perennial of the genus Orthilia can be found under the shade of coniferous trees in damp woodland environments.
- Orthilia grows well in extremely shaded areas due to a lack of photosynthetic competition with other plant species.
- In medical terminology Orthilia was historically used as an indicator plant as it seems there were species that grew in regions with mineral abundant water.
- Woodwalkers often come across genus Orthilia in coniferous and birch woodlands and forests in northern temperate regions.
- Plants of the genus Orthilia seem largely absent in broad-leaved forest and grassland.