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The Taiwan miterwort (Mitella formosana) belongs to Saxifragaceae (the Saxifrage family). It is a perennial herb that is a species endemic to Taiwan. It grows on the moist forest floor of mountainous areas at elevations exceeding 1000 m and reaches a height of 20 to 30 cm. Only hermaphroditic plants exist. The leaves are ovate-cordate or triangular, herbaceous, with a cordate base and deeply serrated margins that are faintly 5-7 lobed. The stipules are brown, membranous, nearly circular, and ciliate along the margins. From around April to August, it extends a flower stalk, producing a raceme at the top and blooming small flowers. The edges of the petals are deeply pinnately lobed into 5 to 7 segments. It is said that this species relies on short-snouted fungus gnats for pollination. The fruit is a capsule. In Taiwanese Chinese, it is called "台灣嗩吶草".
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