Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Mitrewort

These teeny wildflowers are absolutely exquisite! They grow in moist woodlands and are so small that normally a person would never notice them. Each flower stem has 3-10 tiny, greenish white flowers on it. The flower is 5-6 mm (0.197 to 0.236 inches!)across, has 4 or 5 sepals, and 5 petals that are finely divided and branched. I think they look like little snowflakes : ). They are extremely difficult to photograph because they are always found in low light, very low to the ground, and they are so SMALL!

This is the teeniest of flowers, and it belongs to the Saxifrage family. The stem is between 5 and 20 cm tall and the greenish white flower is 5-6 mm across. There are 4 or 5 sepals (the things that look like petals here), and the 5 petals are finely branched, giving a snowflake appearance. Grows June and July in moist woodlands. Someone out for a walk would most likely never even notice these tiny, delicate flowers, unless they knew they existed in a particular area. They are NOT the easiest of flowers to photograph - tiny, low and growing in low light! I did try, though, didn't I, Doug, LOL?! Most of the plants now only have the 5 sepals left, as the petals have withered and fallen off.

This is a plant I have been longing to see for maybe a couple of years. This afternoon, I had the chance to see them a second time within a few days, in a moist woodland area! Unfortunately, they were somewhat past their prime. The flowering stems are 5-20 cm tall and have 3-10 flowers on them. The flowers are greenish white, 5-6 mm across (i.e. VERY, VERY, VERY tiny!!). Almost impossible to get a photo of such a tiny thing, especially in low light! The 5 petals are finely divided and branched and the flower reminds me of teeny snowflakes. The five rounded shapes are the sepals. I did see the seed pods and seeds last year and they are fascinating, too. I'll have to post a photo IF I can find one. To me, they look like a plate piled with black caviar!

This is another plant I have been longing to see for maybe a couple of years. This morning, I finally got to see it in a moist woodland area! The flowering stems are 5-20 cm tall and have 3-10 flowers on them. The flowers are greenish white, 5-6 mm across (i.e. VERY, VERY, VERY tiny!!). The 5 petals are finely divided and branched and remind me of teeny snowflakes. I did see the seed pods and seeds last year and they are fascinating, too. I'll have to post a photo IF I can find one. To me, they look like a plate piled with black caviar!