Scientific
Name
Mitella diphylla
Common
Name
Bishops cap; Miterwort; Two-leaf
miterwort |
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Life
Cycle: Perennial
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Height:
6 to 18 inches |
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Flower/fruit:
5 to 20 small cup-shaped white flowers on a 4 to 8 inch slender,
elongated spike; five fringed petals resemble a snowflake; arranged
singly on upper portion of stem; fruit is shaped like a miter (bishop’s
headdress)
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Flowering
Season: Late spring
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Foliage:
Single pair of heart-shaped,
three-lobed, toothed, stalkless leaves half way up the flowering
stalk; basal, up to 3 inch leaves are long-stalked, hairy, ovate,
lobed; resemble maple leaves |
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Site:
Rich, moist woods,
stream banks |
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Comments:
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