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Bishop's Cap - Mitella diphylla After flowering, this plant produces black seeds (1.2&ndash;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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bog<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83923/bishops_cap_-_mitella_diphylla.html" title="Bishop&#039;s Cap - Mitella diphylla"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/83923_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=CULBQ3T2yRKO4VgDRwVmHO1tbx4%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Bishop&#039;s Cap - Mitella diphylla After flowering, this plant produces black seeds (1.2&ndash;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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bog<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83922/bishops_cap_-_mitella_diphylla.html Bishop&#039;s cap,Geotagged,Mitella diphylla,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Bishop's cap,Geotagged,Mitella,Mitella diphylla,Spring,United States,seeds Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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

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.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Bog<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83922/bishops_cap_-_mitella_diphylla.html Bishop's cap,Geotagged,Mitella diphylla,Spring,United States

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That is amazing, almost like a fungus! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      It does, and it has the same basic principle for seed dispersal as the bird's nest fungus:
      Fluted Bird's Nest - Cyathus striatus Fruiting bodies that look like bird's nests! The metallic gray "eggs" inside the nests are called peridioles and contain spores. The shaggy, vase-shaped "nests", called peridia, serve as "splash cups" and help with spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of rain. When raindrops strike the nest, the peridioles are projected into the air where they can then latch onto branches, leaves, etc. The nests were approximately 1cm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a swampy, mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69498/fluted_birds_nest_-_cyathus_striatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69497/fluted_birds_nest_-_cyathus_striatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/69496/fluted_birds_nest_-_cyathus_striatus.html Cyathus striatus,Fluted bird's nest,Geotagged,Summer,United States,fungus
       Posted 6 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        So cool, wonderful to consider all the different tactics plants use to disperse seeds. I know some orchids have some super specialized methods. Posted 6 years ago
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          Christine Young
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          Definitely cool! Have you heard of the squirting cucumber?


          Posted 6 years ago
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            Ferdy Christant
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            Omg, that is such an awesome video! Posted 6 years ago

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The Bishop's cap

"Mitella diphylla" is a clump forming, open woodland plant native to eastern North America.

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Similar species: Saxifragales
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2019. Captured Jun 8, 2019 11:08 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm