Coastal miterwort facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coastal miterwort |
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Mitella
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ovalis
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The Coastal Miterwort (scientific name: Mitella ovalis) is a beautiful flowering plant. It is also known as the Oval-leaf Miterwort. This plant belongs to the saxifrage family, which includes many other interesting plants.
What is Coastal Miterwort?
Coastal Miterwort is a type of plant that lives for many years. It grows from an underground stem called a rhizome. This helps the plant spread and grow new shoots. It can reach a height of about 35 to 40 centimeters, which is roughly the length of a ruler and a half.
Where Does it Grow?
This plant is native to western North America. You can find it from southwestern British Columbia in Canada, including Vancouver Island, all the way down to northern California in the United States. It likes to grow in places that are moist and shady. This includes coastal forests and along the banks of streams.
What Does it Look Like?
The leaves of the Coastal Miterwort grow in a cluster around the bottom of the plant's stem. These leaves are oval-shaped and can be up to 5 centimeters wide. Their edges are often toothed, meaning they have small points, and lobed, which means they have rounded sections.
Its Unique Flowers
The plant produces a tall, upright stem that holds many flowers. Usually, there are about 20 to 60 flowers on one stem, often lined up along one side. Each flower is shaped like a small saucer. They have five greenish-yellow petals. What makes them special is that these petals are divided into many narrow, thin parts. These parts look a bit like tiny whiskers!
