United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Rocky Mountain
Research Station
Ft. Collins, CO
General Technical Report
RMRS-GTR-118-CD
February 2004
| Authors |
| Acknowledgments |
| Introduction |
| Species description format |
| Trees |
| Shrubs |
| Ferns & Friends |
| Forbs |
| Graminoids |
| Descriptive drawings |
| Collecting and pressing methods |
| Glossary |
| References |
Mitella Conspectus
| Species | Leaves | Leaf shape | Flowers | Petals | Stamens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitella breweri Brewer's mitrewort Mibr |
basal | cordate-kidney; 7-11 lobed with brownish hairs |
20-60 in raceme; greenish; saucer-shaped; blossoming upward |
dissected into 5-9 lateral segments | 5 alternate with the petals |
| Mitella caulescens mitrewort Mica3 |
mostly basal with a few cauline | cordate and hairy; 5-7 lobed |
up to 25 in raceme; green; bell-shaped; blossoming downward |
dissected into 8 segments | 5 leafy alternate with the petals |
| Mitella pentandra alpine mitrewort Mipe |
basal | ovate-cordate; 5-9 lobed; hairy-glandular |
6-25 in raceme; greenish; saucer-shaped; blossoming upward |
dissected into 4-10 segments | 5 opposite the petals |
| Mitella stauropetala side-flowered mitrewort Mist2 |
basal | cordate-kidney; 5-7 lobed; underneath purplish |
10-48 in raceme; whitish; bell-shaped; 1-sided raceme blossoming upward |
3 lobed not dissected | 5 alternate with the petals |