FOIBIS

Species Details -
Mitella diphylla L.  

Accepted name: Mitella diphylla L.  
Synonym(s):
English names: Coolwort Mitrewort
Two-leaved Bishop's Cap
French names: Mitrelle à deux feuilles
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Saxifragaceae
OPL Code: HMITDI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Infusion of plant used as drops for sore eyes(*8). Seed used as the sacred bead and swallowed in the medicine dance, during the reinstatement ceremony(*24)(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
79010
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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