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Miterwort
Mitella diphylla		  
Family Saxifrage  (Saxifragaceae)
Bloom Spring, Summer
Habitat Moist deciduous woods
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 8-18"
Flower Tiny white flowers 1/8" wide are arranged in a spike 1-3" tall at the top of a single thin stem.  Each fower has 5 petal-like sepals and 5 unusual fringed petals.
Leaf Leaves are 1-3" wide on long stems.  They have 3 lobs and are toothed.  There are usually only a single set of stem leaves midway along the stem, opposite and lance-shaped with teeth.
Notes This sparsely leafed plant often grows in large clusters.

Photo by Jack Schultz, 2007

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