Mitella
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Mitella is a genus of flowering plants known as miterworts or bishop's caps. Mitella species are native to temperate and arctic North America and Asia.
Description
Mitella includes perennials growing from a scaly rhizome, bearing wide heart- or spade-shaped leaves near their bases and flowers with five petals in a long raceme or spike.
Etymology
The genus name means "little mitre", from Latin mitra with the diminutive suffix -ella, since the flowers are said to resemble bishop's headdresses. In Classical Latin use, however, mitella means "female headdress" or "sling".[1] Latin mitra comes from Greek Script error: No such module "Lang". "girdle", "headband", or "turban".[2]
Species
Four species and natural hybrids are accepted.[3]
- Mitella diphylla L.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - twoleaf miterwort
- Mitella × inamii Ohwi & OkuyamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Mitella × intermedia BruhinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (M. diphylla × M. nuda)
- Mitella nuda L.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - naked miterwort (syn. Mitella prostrata - creeping bishop's cap)
Formerly placed here
- Brewerimitella breweri (A.Gray) R.A.Folk & Y.OkuyamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Brewer's miterwort (as Mitella breweri A.GrayScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Brewerimitella ovalis (Greene) R.A.Folk & Y.OkuyamaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - coastal miterwort (as Mitella ovalis GreeneScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Mitellastra caulescens (Nutt.) HowellScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - slightstemmed miterwort (as Mitella caulescens Nutt.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Ozomelis diversifolia (Greene) Rydb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - angleleaf miterwort (as Mitella diversifolia)
- Ozomelis stauropetala (Piper) Rydb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - smallflower miterwort (as Mitella stauropetala)
- Ozomelis trifida (Graham) Rydb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - threepart miterwort (as Mitella trifida GrahamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
- Pectiantia pentandra (Hook.) Rydb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - fivestamen miterwort (as Mitella pentandra Hook.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
References
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