Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mitella diphylla
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mitella diphylla
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mitella diphylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Mitella diphylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-10-001:
Mitella diphylla FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mitella diphylla
COMMON NAME:
Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_midi3_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mitella_diphylla_1
March
Leaves resemble those of Tiarella, both w hairy, maple-shaped basal leaves, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
COMPARE
Alumroot, Foamflower, and Miterwort
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4918
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Calyx tube mostly cup-shaped, the petals small and deeply fringed, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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Ed Pivorun ebp090404_4918b
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Five white fimbriate petals and 5-10 stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm080420_059
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves of Tiarella usually longer than wide and lacking variegation, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm080420_142
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm160422_065
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_mitella_diphylla_2
April
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JK Marlow jkm060521_210
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
A small pair of opposite leaves is positioned halfway up the flowering stem, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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JK Marlow jkm060521_211
May Macon County NC
Highlands Biological Station
The upright calyx of each flower holds tiny black seeds until jarred out, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmdiphylla_rm2
May NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmdiphylla_rm6
May NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mitella diphylla
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Mitella diphylla
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Mitella diphylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Mitella diphylla
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-10-001:
Mitella diphylla
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mitella diphylla
939
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic, rocky forests, rocky seeps, and seepage swamps, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5 petals
5-10 stamens
Ovary nearly superior
Bisexual
Inflorescence a raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Green
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p150
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p022
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p133
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p282
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p136
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p104
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p326
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p111
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p141
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p066
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