PLANTS Profile for Parnassia palustris var. parviflora (smallflower grass of Parnassus)

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PLANTS Profile

Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin
smallflower grass of Parnassus

Symbol:

PAPAP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

Parnassia parviflora

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

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Synonyms:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

PAPA9

Parnassia parviflora DC.

Distribution:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, SD, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia, 4 varieties in Parnassia palustris L.

Classification:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

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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 palustris L. – marsh grass of Parnassus
Variety	Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin – smallflower grass of Parnassus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Michigan:
Parnassia palustris
marsh grass-of-Parnassus		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Parnassia palustris
marsh grass-of-Parnassus		Threatened
Parnassia parviflora
small-flower grass-of-parnassus		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

Parnassia palustris:

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

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

Parnassia parviflora:

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 538348.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

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

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 05:16 PM MDT