Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Naked Mitrewort

This plant is so small that I can never see, with the naked eye, whether an individual flower still has its petals. It's hard enough to notice one of these tiny, thread-like plants as it is. It was growing in an undulating area of such deep, soft moss that's difficult to walk on and especially to kneel down on and then get up again, ha. Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on 14 July 2014. This native plant belongs to the Saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is also called Naked Mitrewort, Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Common Mitrewort, Miterwort, and Northern Bishop's Cap. There are 5-8 tiny flowers on the upper half of the slender, flowering stems, 7-20cm high. Each exquisite flower has 5 greenish-yellow or white, snow-flake design petals, with ten stamens, 6mm (just under quarter of an inch) across. The seed capsules, 2 - 3 mm long, open widely into shallow cups containing shiny, black seeds that ripen in late-summer. The seeds are very new in this photo - they have yet to darken to black. www.borealforest.org/herbs/herb24.htm Monday, 14 July 2014, was another hot day, and my computer room became unbearably uncomfortable. That meant only one thing - I would have to drive around in my car for some air-conditioning. Spent about four hours cruising the backroads SW of the city, not seeing a whole lot. Went as far as Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, with the intention of doing just a very short walk into the forest. Didn't get that far, though, as there were things to photograph around the edge of the tiny parking lot and just part way along the path that leads to the two short boardwalks. The first thing I saw and heard was a Tennessee Warbler and when I reached it, discovered that there were now several young ones, too. Talk about friendly little birds - not sure that they didn't think I was going to feed them. Interesting to see birds that acted rather like the Black-capped Chickadees - just as fast-moving, too, making it difficult to get even a half-decent photo. The next thing that welcomed me to the park was a beautiful Western Wood Lily. They always almost glow amongst all the greenery. A few other plants that I photographed included Sticky Purple Geranium and Richardson's Geranium, Purple Avens, One-flowered WIntergreen, One-sided Wintergreen, Pink Pyrola, Twin Flower, Creamy Peavine, Round-leaved Orchid and this Bishop's Cap that was already in seed. On the way home from Brown-Lowery, I saw a couple of fun things. One was a Wilson's Snipe on a wooden post to which was attached a Bluebird/Tree Swallow nesting box. I've never seen one by a nesting box before. The other thing I saw was a Ruffed Grouse female walking along the side of the main road. Didn't realize what it was until I had driven past it. Did a quick U-turn and, rounding a bend, saw not just the adult standing on the road, but also a young one. I pulled over to the edge of the road and very slowly walked a little closer - then I noticed about four other youngsters in the grass. Mom walked very slowly to the middle of the road and one brave little soul took a few very hesitant steps towards her. It wasn't quite sure that it liked being that far out in the open, so started to return to its siblings. This was repeated a few times, with me becoming more anxious that a car was bound to come racing down the road at any minute. Another of the babies tried to take a few brave steps - which is when a vehicle appeared. With Mom and two of her babies on the road, where they'd been for maybe 10 minutes, I just had to signal to the driver, who slowed down, waited a moment, and then got out of her car and loudly clapped her hands. Off they all flew, into the long grass. I suspect she was a country girl - and not a photographer, lol! If only she had scared them off to the side of the road that they had been trying to get to! And so ended my fun experience ..... and I returned to my house, that felt like walking into an oven.

This teeny flower is so small that I can never see, with the naked eye, whether an indiividual flower still has its petals. It's hard enough to notice one of these tiny, thread-like plants as it is. It was growing in an undulating area of such deep, soft moss that's difficult to walk on and especially to kneel down on and then get up again, ha. Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park yesterday, 30 June 2013, when I went for a drive along the backroads SW of Calgary and called in at Brown-Lowery just briefly. This native plant belongs to the Saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is also called Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Bishop's Cap, Common Mitrewort, Miterwort, and Northern Bishop's Cap. There are 5-8 tiny flowers on the upper half of the slender, flowering stems, 7-20cm high. Each exquisite flower has 5 greenish-yellow or white, snow-flake design petals, with ten stamens, 6mm (just under quarter of an inch) across. The seed capsules, 2 - 3 mm long, open widely into shallow cups containing shiny, black seeds that ripen in late-summer. www.borealforest.org/herbs/herb24.htm www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9183051909

This looked sharper on my computer late last night, when I was looking for something green to post today, St. Patrick's Day, lol! I guess that's why I never posted it before. Oh, well, I have to get ready to go out for the day shortly, so no time to look for something else. This is a macro shot of the seeds of the extremely tiny Naked Mitrewort / Mitella nuda. Taken in West Bragg Creek, Kananaskis, on 27 July 2010. This native plant belongs to the Saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is also called Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Bishop's Cap, Common Mitrewort, Miterwort, and Northern Bishop's Cap. There are 5-8 tiny flowers on the upper half of the slender, flowering stems, 7-20cm high. Each exquisite flower has 5 greenish-yellow or white, snow-flake design petals, with ten stamens, 6mm (just under quarter of an inch) across. plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MINU3 www.borealforest.org/herbs/herb24.htm It is supposed to snow again today, cold, with no sunshine, so it's not going to be very pleasant for our day's outing. Hope we see something really nice, though : ) A bit later: see my comment further down the page, saying that I decided to stay home, as the weather is dreadful - non-stop snow and windy. It's -14C (windchill -26C). Happy St. Patrick's Day to those who celebrate it!

This macro photo of the very tiny seeds of Naked Mitrewort was taken on a day of botanizing at the Medicine River Wildlife Centre, on 27 July 2012. The flowers of this plant are exquisite and extremely delicate and tiny. Like so many other wildflowers, this species is now at the seed stage. This plant is also called Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Bishop's Cap, Common Mitrewort, Miterwort, and Northern Bishop's Cap. There are 5-8 tiny flowers on the upper half of the slender, flowering stems, 7-20cm high. Each exquisite flower has 5 greenish-yellow or white, snow-flake design petals, with ten stamens, 6mm (just under quarter of an inch) across.

This teeny flower is so small that I can never see, with the naked eye, whether an indiividual flower still has its petals. It's hard enough to find one of these tiny, thread-like plants as it is. This one did, but I'm sure I could have found a more photogenic one. However, I was kneeling in an undulating area of such deep, soft moss which made getting down and especially getting up again really difficult, so I couldn't face trying again. I guess you'd call this a supermacro, ha. If you only knew how many times I have tried to get even a half-decent photo of one of these flowers and almost always failed! Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park on July 8th. This native plant belongs to the Saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is also called Bare-stemmed Mitrewort, Bishop's Cap, Common Mitrewort, Miterwort, and Northern Bishop's Cap. There are 5-8 tiny flowers on the upper half of the slender, flowering stems, 7-20cm high. Each exquisite flower has 5 greenish-yellow or white, snow-flake design petals, with ten stamens, 6mm (just under quarter of an inch) across.

HAPPY CANADA DAY, everyone! One of my favourite wildflowers, the uncommon Mitella nuda, Naked Mitrewort or Bishop's-cap is extremely tiny and barely visible in the forest. You really need to know what you are looking for. Stems are 3 - 20 cm tall, and (in my eyes) look like a short, thin strand of thread, almost invisible amongst the other plants in the forest. The fringed petals resemble a snowflake. The seed capsules, 2 - 3 mm long, open widely into shallow cups containing shiny, black seeds that ripen in late-summer. Needless to say, this is a supermacro : ) Photographed (with GREAT difficulty, lol!) at Spirit Rocks Sanctuary, near Rimbey (north of Calgary), Alberta. www.em.ca/garden/native/nat_mitella_nuda.html

If you're not familiar with this wonderful, very tiny plant, you wouldn't believe how extremely tiny it is. Stems are 3 - 20 cm tall, and (in my eyes) look like a short, thin strand of thread, almost invisible amongst the other plants in the forest. The seed capsules, 2 - 3 mm long, open widely into shallow cups containing shiny, black seeds that ripen in late-summer. Also known as "Bishop's-Cap". Needless to say, this is a supermacro : ) Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park.