Mitella diphylla L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Saxifragaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems 1–4 dm, sparsely hairy below, glandular-puberulent above; basal lvs long-petioled, ovate-rotund with cordate base, shallowly 3–5-lobed, crenate, hairy; cauline lvs 2, mostly sessile, smaller, mostly 3-lobed; raceme 5–15 cm; pedicels 1–2 mm; fls white; pet 2 mm, deeply fimbriate-pinnatifid, with obliquely ascending segments; seeds few, black, shining, 1–1.5 mm; 2n=14. Rich woods; Que. to Minn., s. to Va., Ga., and Mo. May, June. An apparent hybrid with M. nuda is M. ×intermedia Bruhin.
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Common Names
two-leaved mitrewort