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Bishop's Cap

Mitella diphylla

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

These plants have TINY, dainty, fringed flower petals. The flowers are cup-like and have tiny black seeds nestled inside

Habitat:

Spotted growing on the edge of a nature trail in a mixed forested wetland.

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Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla)

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Comments (5)
Christine Y.
Thanks everyone for the comments! The flowers are only 3 mm or so in size, so they are easy to miss unless you get a close look :)
Brian38
Great find and pics Christine.

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PublishedMay 25, 2018

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