miterwort

Synonyms:

bishop's cap, mitrewort

Types:

Mitella diphylla, fairy cup

miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers

Mitella pentandra, five-point bishop's cap

small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests