Mitella nuda L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Saxifragaceae

• Scientific Name

  Mitella nuda L.

• Description

  Species Description - Stems 0.5–2 dm, hairy below and glandular throughout; basal lvs rotund to reniform with cordate base, obscurely lobed, crenate, hairy; cauline lf 1 or none, ovate, sessile, few-toothed; racemes 2–10 cm; pedicels 1–5 mm; fls yellowish-green; pet 3–5 mm, very deeply pectinate- fimbriate, with divergent segments; seeds few, black, shining, 1 mm; 2n=28. Bogs and wet woods, usually in moss; Lab. to Mack., s. to Pa., Mich., Minn., and Mont.; e. Asia. May, June.

• Common Names

  naked mitrewort