Mitella
''Mitella'' is a genus of flowering plants known as miterworts or bishop's caps. ''Mitella'' species are native to temperate and arctic North America and Asia. Description ''Mitella'' includes perennial plant, perennials growing from a scaly rhizome, bearing wide heart- or spade-shaped leaf, leaves near their bases and flowers with five petals in a long raceme or spike. Etymology The genus name means "little mitre", from Latin ''mitra'' with the diminutive suffix wikt:-ellus, ''-ella'', since the flowers are said to resemble bishop's headdresses. In Classical Latin use, however, ''mitella'' means "female headdress" or "bandage, sling". Latin ''mitra'' comes from Greek language, Greek "girdle", "headband", or "turban". Species Four species and natural hybrids are accepted. *''Mitella diphylla'' - twoleaf miterwort *''Mitella × inamii'' *''Mitella × intermedia'' (''M. diphylla'' × ''M. nuda'') *''Mitella nuda'' - naked miterwort (syn. ''Mitella prostrata'' - creeping bisho ...
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