
Bishop's Cap - Mitella diphylla
After flowering, this plant produces black seeds (1.2–1.6 mm each) in tiny, shallow cups that run along the stem. The cups are formed from the sepals of the flowers. The seeds are spread when rain hits the cups and splashes the seeds out.
Habitat: Bog
Similar species: Saxifragales
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Dec 15, 2020. Captured Jun 5, 2020 21:04 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.