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Parnassia grandifolia DC.
largeleaf grass of Parnassus

       
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Line Drawing of Parnassia grandifolia DC.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 212. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Parnassia grandifolia DC.

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Distribution:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia
 

Classification:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus Parnassia L. – grass of Parnassus
Species Parnassia grandifolia DC. – largeleaf grass of Parnassus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
grass-of-Parnassus              Endangered
Kentucky:
largeleaf grass-of-parnassus              Endangered
North Carolina:
large-leaved grass-of-parnassus              Threatened
Tennessee:
large-leaved grass-of-parnassus              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia grandifolia DC.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24211.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 10:04 PM MDT