The Genus Mitella

1. Brewer's Miterwort, Feathery Bishop's-cap: Mitella breweri -

2. Leafy-stem Mitrewort (Bishops Cap): Mitella caulescens - Heart-shaped leaves 3-5 lobed with teeth on the lobes. l-3 smaller leaves present on the stems. Calyx shallowly saucer-shaped with green petals which are linear with 4-8 thin side branches (fringes). Stamens opposite the sepals. 10-40 cm high.

3. Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Naked Miterwort: Mitella nuda -

4. Alpine Mitrewort, Slightstemmed Miterwort, Leafy Miterwort, Star-shaped Mitrewort, Fivestamen Miterwort, Five-stamen Bishop's-cap: Mitella pentandra - Leaf blades ovate and heart-shaped and about 5 cm long and wide. Margins shallowly lobed. Calyx is broadly saucer-shaped with 5 green, linear petals with 6-8 side branches (fringes). Stamens opposite the petals. Plants 20-50 cm high.

5. Cross-shaped Mitrewort, Smallflower Miterwort, Side-flowered Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala var. stauropetala - Leaf blades heart-shaped with lobed margins, the lobes serrate. Inflorescence is strongly situated on one side of the stem, with numerous white flowers with the petals mostly 3-lobed.

6. Three-tooth Mitrewort, Three-parted Miterwort: Mitella trifida - Leaf blades orbicular with indistinct, toothed lobes. Stems without leaves. Racemes may or may not be weakly positioned on one side of stem. Petals white with 3 lobes or teeth at the tip. Stamens opposite the sepals. Plants 15-35 cm high.