Lexic.us

Definition of Mitella pentandra

1. Noun. Small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mitella Pentandra

Literary usage of Mitella pentandra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1902)
"34860, 34861 and 34863. (/. M. Macoun.} Our first Canadian specimens. MITELLA PENTANDRA, Hook. Alpine woods, Mt Arrowsmith, Vancouver Island, ..."

2. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"... and covered on both sides with scattered hairs. The greenish flowers are similar to those of the preceding species. mitella pentandra, or ..."

3. Mount Rainier, a Record of Exploration by Edmond Stephen Meany (1916)
"... like the preceding and found in similar places. mitella pentandra Hooker. Mitella trifida Graham. Found on Mount Rainier and on Goat Mountains by Allen. ..."

4. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"mitella pentandra Hook. Lake Louise, the Yoho Valley and Glacier. Mitella trifida Graham. Rather a rare plant at Lakes Louise and Emerald. ..."

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