The basal leaves are longpetioled, with rounded, heartshaped blades that are about 1530 mm long and 1125 mm broad, smoothmargined, and thin. Media in category parnassia palustris the following 141 files are in this category, out of 141 total. Plants profile for parnassia palustris marsh grass of. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Media in category parnassia palustristhe following 141 files are in this category, out of 141 total. In ancient times mount parnassus in greece was said to be the home of apollo and his muse and grass of parnassus is certainly as beautiful as any poem. Online virtual flora of wisconsin parnassia palustris. Webbis ofthe opinion thatthereis nosufficient correlationbetweenmorphological characters andchromosomenumber therefore regards the diploidand thetetraploidplants as conspecific. Bowlshaped, waxylooking, greenishwhite flowers with delicate green veins, stand singly on thin stems, their lack of numbers more than made up for by their perfection. This page was last edited on 4 september 2019, at 14.
The distribution of parnassia kotzebuei in the rocky mountain region region 2 of the usda forest. Parnassia palustris online atlas of the british and irish flora. Stems scapes 1 to several, 1 or 2 or several leaved, rarely leafless. Parnassia glauca is considered to be an indicator species of fens in new york state. Plants profile for parnassia palustris tenuis marsh grass. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Parnassia palustris seeds marsh grass of parnassus, bog star. Information from its description page there is shown below. They bloom in the summer, carrying white saucer shaped flowers. Grass of parnassus, bog star, parnassie greek parnassos, alluding to fabled origin on slopes of mount parnassus grass of parnassus, bog star, parnassie greek parnassos, alluding to fabled origin on slopes of mount parnassus. Parnassia palustris population differences in three korean. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Parnassia palustris seeds marsh grass of parnassus, bog star, northern grass of parnassus plant world seeds. Parnassia palustris plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green bog star genus parnassia genus of.
Such habitats are often becoming rare, and so species of parnassia may have high conservation value. A perennial, shortly rhizomatous herb of baserich flushes in short grassland, mires, fens, duneslacks and machair. Moerckia hibernica are the diagnostic species, and parnassia palustris, carex flacca and. Parnassia palustris synonyms, parnassia palustris pronunciation, parnassia palustris translation, english dictionary definition of parnassia palustris. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Parnassia kotzebuei chamisso ex sprengel kotzebues grassof. Parnassia alpina dalla torre enneadynamis polonorum bub. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Genus parnassia are herbaceous perennials with basal rosettes of ovate or heartshaped leaves, with solitary bowlshaped white or pale yellow flowers on upright leafy stems. Parnassia, from mount parnassus in greece, and was called gramen parnassium by dodonaeus. Definition of parnassia palustris in the dictionary. The plant list includes 114 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus parnassia. A coloured province or state means this species occurs somewhere in that provincestate. Plants profile for parnassia palustris marsh grass of parnassus.
We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Thetetraploid arctic european plants are assigned by himto parnassia palustris l. Grassofparnassus parnassia glauca ontario wildflowers. The plants grow in tufts and bear white, greenish white, or yellow flowers. The plants database includes the following 4 subspecies of parnassia palustris.
The whole plant is astringent, slightly diuretic, sedative, tonic and vulnerary. General information about parnassia palustris pabpa throughout europe, western and northern mediterranean, black sea, caucasus, siberia, russian far east, central asia to. Parnassia palustris pabpaoverview eppo global database. Variation in the chromosome number of parnassia palustris l. The distribution of the cytodemes is loosely correlated with the limits of the devensian glaciation. Parnassia in kew science plants of the world online. Grass of parnassus grows where cool air flows in low peatland meadows and wetlands which get easily misty and catch the first night frosts. Parnassia palustris is reported to occur in colorado usda. Distribution of epipactis palustris in the british isles. It is unclear whether all parnassia from arizona are p. Parnassia palustris in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Parnassia palustris marsh grassofparnassus michigan natural. Parnassia palustris, whiles cried white buttercup or white kaitrins, is a species o the genus parnassia references. Parnassia palustris is an herbaceous perennial with a circumpolar distribution. Parnassia palustris online atlas of the british and. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Grass of parnassus, parnassia palustris flowers naturegate. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassusrhs gardening. One of the common names for parnassia is grass of parnassus. Sometimes parnassia glauca is referred to as eastern grassofparnassus to distinguish it from these other species. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available. Parnassia plant growing guide how to grow grass of parnassus. Parnassia californica is a species of flowering plant in the small plant family parnassiaceae known by the common name california grass of parnassus. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. California grass of parnassus, parnassia palustris calscape. Grundstandige blatter herzformig, lang gestielt, mit bogigen hauptnerven. Illinois lies along the southern rangelimit of this species. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, flies, beetles. Les flores son blanques con cinco petalos, con nervios, dente 15 y 30 mm. A manual of the vascular plants hulten 1968, as well. While very similar in growth habit and flower, they are easily distinguished by several obvious differences.
Pdf a volunteer survey of grassofparnassus parnassia palustris. The north american species of parnassia usually occur in moist to wet sites on neutral to baserich substrates, but p. Tracheophyta magnoliopsida saxifragaceae parnassia parnassia palustris. Variation in the chromosome number of parnassia palustris. Pdf the complete chloroplast genome of parnassia wightiana. While very similar in growth habit and flower, the two are easily distinguished by several obvious differences.
Information and translations of parnassia palustris in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. This image is a derivative work of the following images. Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of parnassus, northern grassofparnassus, or just grassofparnassus, and bogstar, is a flowering plant in the staffvine family celastraceae it is the county flower of cumberland in england, and appears on its flag the name comes from ancient greece. Palustris means ofthebog or swampy and this is what this delicate and most lovely, but bonehardy plant.
Grass of parnassus, parnassia, any of about 15 species of low perennial herbs, in the family parnassiaceae, distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Parnassia palustris grassofparnassus discover life. Atlas of north european vascular plants north of the tropic of cancer. Parnassia palustris definition of parnassia palustris by. Small forb 1040 cm of lakeshores and fen and bog mats in the upper peninsula. Parnassia palustris seeds marsh grass of parnassus, bog.
Parnassia parnassiaceae in north sumatra article pdf available in blumea journal of plant taxonomy and plant geography 463. A decoction is occasionally used as a mouthwash in the treatment of stomatitis. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of parnassia palustris grassofparnassus discover life. The plant list includes a further 25 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus parnassia. Habitats include grassy fens, marly borders of lakes, sand flats along lake michigan, gravelly. Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of parnassus, northern grassofparnassus, or just grassofparnassus, and bogstar, is a flowering plant in the staffvine family celastraceae. The entire provincestate is coloured, regardless of where in that provincestate it occurs. It is in leaf all year, in flower from july to october. Possible threats have been identified for this species. Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of parnassus, northern grassofparnassus. Parnassia palustris is an evergreen perennial growing to 0. Parnassia palustris grows on damp soils and is tolerant of both acid and calcareous substrates although showing a preference for alkaline areas.
Britain and ireland tetraploid populations appears to be stable, though the reasons for the paucity of recent records in n. Parnassus of greece, of uncertain application plants. The native grassofparnassus parnassia glauca is found in the northern half of illinois primarily in the ne, where it is rare to uncommon, while in the rest of the state is largely absent see distribution map. Plants profile for parnassia palustris tenuis marsh grass of. The leaves of another wetland wildflower, marsh marigold caltha palustris, are similar to those of grassofparnassus, except they have fine teeth along their margins, while the leaves of grassofparnassus are smooth and. Five sterile stamens bearing nectar glands alternate with five.