Mitella diphylla  L. - Two-leaved Mitrewort


 

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Mitella diphylla - (image 1 of 4)

 

Taxonomy

Family: Saxifragaceae

Habitat

Rich woods.

Associates

 

 Distribution

Southeast Canada, VT, NH, south to GA, west MN to AR.

Morphology

Rhizomatous perennial herb to 40 cm. Basal leaves with long petioles, ovate, cordate at the base, 3-5 shallow lobes, crenate, hairy; cauline leaves 2, opposite, sessile or nearly so, mostly 3-lobed. Inflorescence a terminal raceme to 15 cm long; flowers perfect, regular, perigynous; petals 5, white, deeply fimbriate-pinnatifid; stamens 10; carpels 2.

Notes

Flowers May to June

Wetland indicator: Facultative Upland +

Has only a single opposite pair of stem leaves. May hybridize with M. nuda.

 

References

Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY

 

Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.

 

USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

 

 


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