| Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
| Genus species | Mitella diphylla L. |
| Synonyms | Mitella oppositifolia Rydb. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-2000m |
| Description | leaves ovate-cordate, more or less trilobate and dentate, 4-9cm long, raceme 15-40cm long, with opposite pairs of sessile leaves, petals divided into 9-15 linear segments |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Vermont ) Southeastern U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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