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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Mitella diphylla   FAMILY Saxifragaceae   Go to FSUS key



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

        

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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).


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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).

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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).

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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).

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

JK Marlow    jkm080420_142

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

JK Marlow    jkm160422_065

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_mitella_diphylla_2

April        

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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).

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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).

image of Mitella diphylla, Two-leaved Miterwort, Bishop's Cap

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

 

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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

 

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