Naked Mitrewort / Mitella nuda

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". The very tiny flowers are exquisite, with their intricate, snowflake design petals! Needless to say, this is a macro shot: ) Photographed at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. I have several other macro photos of these flowers in my photostream, but I'm still waiting to get a shot that I am happy with, ha. Maybe this year ....?

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