coastal miterwort

Brewerimitella ovalis

Coastal miterwort is a small plant that grows near the ocean. It has lovely, round leaves and tiny white flowers that bloom in the summer. This plant loves sandy places and can be found along the coast.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The coastal miterwort is a delicate perennial herb, featuring rounded, often hairy basal leaves. It sends up slender reddish stems topped with tiny, bell-shaped white flowers, each petal deeply fringed like a miniature snowflake.

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coastal miterwort

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It can live for many years, poking up its delicate flowers each spring!

Its tiny flowers look like mini snowflakes, even though they bloom in spring!

The plant’s fruit is shaped exactly like a bishop's tall, pointy hat!

You can find this little plant growing only on North America's wet west coast.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Coastal miterwort has tiny, feathery petals that guide small insects directly to its nectar for successful pollination.

This plant can spread with underground stems, helping it anchor firmly in loose, moist coastal soils and survive.

Its unique fruit ripens into a two-part capsule resembling a bishop's hat, perfectly designed to release its seeds.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 10-30 cm
Ausbreitung: 15-30 cm
Blütengröße: 0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit: Late spring to early summer
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Dark-winged Fungus Gnat

Sciara coprophila

These tiny flies are attracted to its small, delicate, fringed flowers.

pollinates

Mushroom Gnat

Mycetophila fungorum

Another small gnat species that helps move pollen between its flowers.

eaten by

European Black Slug

Arion ater

Slugs sometimes munch on its leaves and tender parts.

Merkmale

Blühend

Blütenpflanzen sind alle Pflanzen, die als Teil ihres Fortpflanzungszyklus Blüten bilden.

Sommerblühend

Sommerblühende Pflanzen bringen ihre Blüten während der Sommersaison hervor und sorgen oft für leuchtende Farben, wenn viele andere Pflanzen bereits verblüht sind.