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Parnassia palustris L.
marsh grass of Parnassus

       
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Photo of Parnassia palustris L.
William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Parnassia palustris L.

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Distribution:
Parnassia palustris L.

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Parnassia palustris L.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Parnassia palustris L. var. montanensis (Fernald & Rydb. ex Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc.. .
Parnassia palustris var. montanensis
mountain grass of Parnassus
Distribution of Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris. .
Parnassia palustris var. palustris
Alaska grass of Parnassus
Distribution of Parnassia palustris L. var. parviflora (DC.) B. Boivin. . Image Available.
Parnassia palustris var. parviflora
smallflower grass of Parnassus
Distribution of Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.. .
Parnassia palustris var. tenuis
marsh grass of Parnassus
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Parnassia palustris L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia palustris L.

This plant and 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:
marsh grass-of-Parnassus              Threatened
Washington:
Parnassia palustris var. neogaea [=PAPAT]
northern grass-of-parnassus              Sensitive
Wisconsin:
marsh grass-of-Parnassus              Threatened
Parnassia parviflora [=PAPAP2]
small-flower grass-of-parnassus              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parnassia palustris L.

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 NI NO OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL FACW NO NO

Parnassia parviflora [=PAPAP2]:

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 NO NO OBL OBL NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia palustris L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24206.

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

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

 
 
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