Distinguished by its fringed flower petals and its pair of nearly sessile leaves on its flowering stalk.
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Twoleaf Miterwort
Genus species:
Mitella diphylla
Common Names:
Twoleaf Miterwort, Bishop's Cap
Family Name:
Saxifragaceae
Perennial herbs; leaves various, simple or compound, stipules mostly absent; flowers bisexual, mostly regular, in various clusters; fruit a lobed capsule or nearly separate follicles.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Native
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
White
Identified by:
A. Swanson
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