Flower ID: IMG_0336.JPG-05-12-2017 Flower name (scientific): Mitella diphylla Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) my-TEL-uh dy-FIL-uh Flower name (common): Bishop's Cap Family name (common): Saxifrage Family name (scientific): Saxifragaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Mitella means female headdress or sling in classical Latin. From the Greek mitra, headband, or a kind of turban, usually worn by women. The botantial sense derives from a little mitre, because the fruit supoosedly resembles a bishop's mitre (cap). Specific epithet: From the Greek dis for two, and phyllon for a leaf. Hence, two-leaved. Common name origin: Refering to the appearance of the dehiscing fruits, which resemble a bishop's cap (mitre), the same reference employed for the genus name. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.3 inches (0.3 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: White Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Erect Size: 4 to 16 inches (10 to 41 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and opposite, type is simple and lobed Size: Lower leaves up to approximately 9 cm long and 10 cm wide. Mid cauline to dstal leaves up to 8 cm long and 6 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly ovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, forests, rocky bluffs, shade or part shade or sun, moist to dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Click for pollinator information on this flower. Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Menominee swallowed the seeds of this plant during the medicine dance (Smith, p. 81, 1923). Latitude: 44.794413 Longitude: -91.489348 Altitude: 240.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na