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coastal miterwort, oval-leaf mitrewort

angle-leaf Bishop's-cap, angle-leaf mitrewort, angleleaf miterwort

Habit Plants not stoloniferous or, rarely, stoloniferous. Plants not stoloniferous.
Flowering stems

15–35(–40) cm.

15–50(–65) cm.

Leaves

petiole 1.2–8(–11.3) cm, short stipitate-glandular and densely long stipitate-glandular, longer hairs spreading or retrorse, reddish brown;

blade cordate-ovate to cordate-oblong, longer than wide, 2.7–7 × 1.5–5.4 cm, margins shallowly 5-, 7- or 9-lobed, doubly crenate-dentate or dentate, glabrous or irregularly ciliate, apex of terminal lobe acute to obtuse, surfaces sparsely short stipitate-glandular and long stipitate-glandular to sparsely long stipitate-glandular along primary veins abaxially, long stipitate-glandular adaxially;

cauline leaves absent.

petiole 3–10(–19) cm, short stipitate-glandular and sparsely long stipitate-glandular, longer hairs spreading or retrorse, white or reddish brown;

blade cordate-ovate or triangular-cordate, longer than or ± as long as wide, 1.3–7.7(–9) × 1.2–7.1(–8) cm, margins 5- or 7-lobed, irregularly crenate or dentate, uniformly ciliate, apex of terminal lobe acute, surfaces short stipitate-glandular and sparsely long stipitate-glandular;

cauline leaves absent or 1–2, proximal, alternate, petiolate, 0.3–3 × 0.3–1.6 cm.

Inflorescences

1–3(–6), closely 20–60-flowered, 1(–2) flowers per node, not secund, 15–35(–40) cm, subglabrous or short stipitate-glandular and sparsely long stipitate-glandular proximally, short stipitate-glandular and, rarely, long stipitate-glandular distally.

1–3, closely to remotely 8–35-flowered, 1(–2) flowers per node, weakly secund or not secund, 15–50(–65) cm, short stipitate-glandular and sparsely long stipitate-glandular proximally, short stipitate-glandular distally.

Pedicels

1–2 mm, short stipitate-glandular.

0.2–1.5 mm, short stipitate-glandular.

Flowers

hypanthium shallowly saucer-shaped, 0.8–1 × 2–3.5 mm;

sepals spreading to recurved, greenish, triangular, 0.7–1 × 0.9–1.9 mm;

petals greenish yellow, 3–9-lobed, 1.5–2 mm, lobes linear, lateral lobes spreading;

stamens 5, opposite sepals;

filaments white, 0.1–0.3 mm;

anthers 0.1–0.2 × 0.2–0.4 mm;

ovary nearly completely inferior;

styles divergent, flattened, 0.2–0.3 mm;

stigmas 2-lobed.

hypanthium obconic-campanulate, 1.2–1.8 × 1.4–2.2 mm;

sepals erect or spreading, whitish, oblong-ovate to oblong-triangular or triangular, (0.6–)0.9–1.2 × 0.6–1 mm;

petals white, sometimes pink or purple tinged, 3–5-lobed, 1–1.5 mm, lobes linear, lateral lobes ascending;

stamens 5, opposite sepals;

filaments white, 0.2–0.3 mm;

anthers 0.1–0.2 × 0.1–0.2 mm;

ovary at least 3/4 inferior;

styles spreading, flattened, 0.1–0.2 mm;

stigmas indistinctly 2-lobed.

Seeds

reddish purple or blackish, 0.8–1.1 mm, pitted.

dark reddish brown or blackish, 0.8–1.4 mm, pitted.

2n

= 14.

= 14.

Mitella ovalis

Mitella diversifolia

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jul. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Moist woods, stream margins, wet banks Moist woods, stream banks
Elevation 0-1500 m (0-4900 ft) 500-2000 m (1600-6600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR; WA; BC
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from FNA
CA; OR; WA
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Discussion

Mitella ovalis occurs from Vancouver Island and extreme southwest mainland of British Columbia south to Marin County, California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Mitella diversifolia occurs from Klickitat County, Washington, south to El Dorado County, California.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 8, p. 112. FNA vol. 8, p. 113.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Mitella Saxifragaceae > Mitella
Sibling taxa
M. breweri, M. caulescens, M. diphylla, M. diversifolia, M. nuda, M. pentandra, M. stauropetala, M. trifida
M. breweri, M. caulescens, M. diphylla, M. nuda, M. ovalis, M. pentandra, M. stauropetala, M. trifida
Synonyms Pectiantia ovalis Ozomelis diversifolia
Name authority Greene: Pittonia 1: 32. 1887 , Greene: Pittonia 1: 32. 1887 ,
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