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Parnassiaceae
Parnassia

not marked as a favorite taxon Parnassia glauca Rafinesque. Common name: Fen Parnassia, American Grass-of-Parnassus, Fen Grass-of-Parnassus. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Fens. Distribution: Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland), Québec, and Saskatchewan south to New Jersey (Ocean County), s. Pennsylvania (Rhoads & Block 2007), Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and South Dakota.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA12, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO. Basionym: Parnassia glauca Raf. 1840

Links to other floras: = Parnassia glauca - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Parnassia glauca© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Parnassia glauca© Scott Ward
image #3 of Parnassia glauca© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Parnassia glauca© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Parnassia glauca© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Parnassia glauca© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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