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Parnassia caroliniana Michx.
Carolina grass of Parnassus

       
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Line Drawing of Parnassia caroliniana Michx.
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 caroliniana Michx.

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Synonyms:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

  PAFL9 Parnassia floridana Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

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USA (FL, NC, SC)
 

Related Taxa:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia
 

Classification:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

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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 caroliniana Michx. – Carolina grass of Parnassus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

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:
Carolina grass-of-Parnassus              Endangered
North Carolina:
Carolina grass-of-parnassus              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

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 OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24207.

 
 
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