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Parnassia glauca Raf.
fen grass of Parnassus

       
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Photo of Parnassia glauca Raf.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Parnassia glauca Raf.

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Synonyms:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

  PAAM5 Parnassia americana Muhl.
 

Distribution:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

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USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WI), CAN (MB, NB, NF, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia
 

Classification:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

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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 glauca Raf. – fen grass of Parnassus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

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.

Maine:
grass-of-Parnassus              Special Concern
New Hampshire:
grass-of-Parnassus              Threatened
New York:
grass-of-Parnassus              Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
Carolina grass-of-parnassus              Endangered
Rhode Island:
grass-of-Parnassus              Historical
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

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 NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia glauca Raf.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24210.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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