Mitella nuda L.
common mitrewort (bare-stemmed mitrewort; naked miterwort)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
common mitrewort (bare-stemmed mitrewort; naked miterwort)
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from slender rhizomes, usually with stolons; stems erect, 3-20 cm tall, finely glandular-hairy, leafless or with a simple unstalked leaf near the base.
Leaves:
Basal leaves heart- to kidney-shaped, 1-3 cm long, doubly round-toothed, sparsely hairy, at least above, long-stalked; stem leaves, if present, reduced, unstalked, occurring near the stem-base.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a loosely flowered spike-like cluster of 3 to 12 flowers, blossoming upward, the flower stalks 2-6 mm long; petals greenish-yellow, about 4 mm long, the claw slender, the blades dissected into 8 linear, opposite segments; calyces broadly bell- to saucer-shaped, tubular portion joined to ovary; free hypanthium almost absent; calyx lobes 5, egg-shaped, blunt to pointed; stamens 10.
Fruits:
Capsules; seeds black, veiny-pitted.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Mitella nuda
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1028 | 0 | 2500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
12 | 0 | 205 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
356 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
4423 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), BAFA(1), BWBS(716), CWH(18), ESSF(676), ICH(635), IDF(219), IMA(1), MH(3), MS(285), PP(2), SBPS(127), SBS(1346), SWB(78) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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