Parnassia fimbriata |
Parnassia cirrata |
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fringe grass-of-parnassus, Rocky Mountain parnassia |
Cascade grass-of-parnassus, San Bernardino grass of parnassus |
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Habit | Herbs with caudices. | Herbs with caudices. | ||||
Stems | 10–35 cm. |
15–40 cm. |
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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. |
basal in rosettes; petiole 1–12 cm; blade (of larger leaves) ovate-orbiculate to elliptic-ovate, 15–60 × 7–50 mm, base cuneate, rounded, or weakly cordate, apex rounded; cauline usually on middle to distal 1/2 of stem, rarely absent. |
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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. |
sepals reflexed in fruit, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 4–7 mm, margins sometimes scarious, to 0.1 mm wide, usually entire, rarely minutely denticulate distally, apex rounded; petals 5–7-veined, oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic, 8–15 × 3.3–9.8 mm, length 2 times sepals, base cuneate, margins fimbriate proximally; stamens 6–9 mm; anthers 1.5–2.2 mm; staminodes scalelike proximally, distally divided into 5–15 gland-tipped filaments, 3.5–6 mm, shorter than stamens, apical glands globose, 0.2–0.4 mm; ovary green. |
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Capsules | 8–12 mm. |
10 mm. |
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2n | = 36. |
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Parnassia fimbriata |
Parnassia cirrata |
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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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CA; ID; NV; OR; WA; BC; nw Mexico
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Discussion | Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 115. | FNA vol. 12, p. 115. | ||||
Parent taxa | Celastraceae > Parnassia | Celastraceae > Parnassia | ||||
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Name authority | K. D. König: Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 391. (1804) | Piper: Erythea 7: 128. (1899) | ||||
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