Parnassia fimbriata |
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fringe grass-of-parnassus, Rocky Mountain parnassia |
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Habit | Herbs with caudices. |
Stems | 10–35 cm. |
Leaves | basal in rosettes; petiole 2–16 cm; blade (of larger leaves) orbicular-reniform to reniform, 10–50 × 15–60 mm, base cordate, apex rounded; cauline usually on middle to distal 1/2 of stem. |
Flowers | sepals reflexed in fruit, oblong-elliptic to ovate, 4–6 mm, margins hyaline, 0.2–0.5 mm wide, denticulate, erose, or short-fimbriate distally, apex rounded; petals 5–7-veined, oblanceolate to obovate, 8–14 × 4–8 mm, length 2 times sepals, base cuneate, margins fimbriate proximally; stamens 6–9 mm; anthers 1.5–2.5 mm; staminodes oblong-obovate, irregularly divided into 5–10+ oblong, obtuse lobes, usually glandular at apex but tip not differentiated into distinct gland, 3–5 mm, shorter than stamens; ovary green. |
Capsules | 8–12 mm. |
2n | = 36. |
Parnassia fimbriata |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Stream banks, wet meadows, fens, seeps in forest glades, alpine ravines. |
Elevation | 10–3200 m. (0–10500 ft.) |
Distribution |
AK; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 115. |
Parent taxa | Celastraceae > Parnassia |
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Name authority | K. D. König: Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 391. (1804) |
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