English: Miterworts; Bishop's caps; Naked bishop's cap; Naked miterwort.
Names: little mitre, from Latin mitra with the diminutive suffix -ella, bishop's headdresses; female headdress, sling; Greek mítra girdle, headband, or turban.
Region: North America, Asia;
Use: ornamental, low ground cover.
BotanyHerb; perennial; ± 2 cm tall, without inflorescence.
Root: scaly rhizome.
Leaves: wide heart- or spade-shaped leaves; single leaf; serrate, not deeply lobed, rising in single stalks from the ground; light green; tiny white hairs arise perpendicular to the leaf surface, especially large on the leaf top.
Inflorescence: long raceme or spike.
Flowers: 5 petals.