Parnassia kotzebuei |
Parnassia asarifolia |
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Kotzebue's grass-of-parnassus |
kidneyleaf grass of parnassus |
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Habit | Herbs with caudices. | Herbs with caudices. |
Stems | 2–15(–25) cm. |
18–50 cm. |
Leaves | basal in rosettes; petiole 0.2–1(–2) cm; blade (of larger leaves) deltate-ovate to rhombic-ovate 3.5–12(–30) × 4–10(–25) mm, base cordate to cuneate, apex acute to obtuse; cauline on proximal 1/2 of stem or absent. |
basal in rosettes; petiole 6–17 cm; blade (of larger leaves) reniform to reniform-orbiculate, 20–60 × 25–100 mm, mostly wider than long, base cordate, apex rounded; cauline on proximal 1/2 to middle of stem or absent. |
Flowers | sepals spreading in fruit, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4–8 mm, margins not hyaline, entire, apex obtuse; petals usually 3-veined, oblong to elliptic, 3–7 × 2–3 mm, length 0.8–1.3 times sepals, base rounded or cuneate, margins entire; stamens 3–4.5 mm; anthers 0.7–1 mm; staminodes obovate, unlobed or divided distally into 3–5 gland-tipped filaments, 1.5–3 mm, shorter than stamens, apical glands suborbicular, 0.1–0.2 mm; ovary green. |
sepals reflexed in fruit, oblong to obovate, 2.5–6.5 mm, margins hyaline, 0.2–0.4 mm wide, entire, apex rounded; petals 11–18-veined, ovate-elliptic, 10–18 × 7–11 mm, length 2–3 times sepals, base abruptly contracted to 2–3.5 mm claw, margins entire or undulate; stamens 8.5–11.5 mm; anthers 2.2–3.2 mm; staminodes 3-fid almost to base, gland-tipped, 5–9 mm, shorter than stamens, apical glands ovoid-conical, 0.5–0.9 mm; ovary green. |
Capsules | 6–12 mm. |
12 mm. |
2n | = 18, 36. |
= 32. |
Parnassia kotzebuei |
Parnassia asarifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering summer. | Flowering summer–early fall. |
Habitat | Moist or seasonally dry shores, stream banks, riverbanks, meadows, tundra, seepage areas, talus, snowbeds, wet calcareous rocky places, open conifer forests. | Fens, wet woods, rocky banks, often on acidic soils. |
Elevation | 0–3800 m. (0–12500 ft.) | 200–1500 m. (700–4900 ft.) |
Distribution |
AK; CO; ID; MT; NV; WA; WY; AB; BC; MB; NL; NT; NU; ON; QC; SK; YT; Greenland; ne Asia
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AL; AR; GA; KY; MD; NC; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV
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Discussion | Variety pumila was described as endemic to the western mountains, but identical plants occur throughout much of the range of the species. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Parnassia asarifolia is considered endangered in Kentucky and Maryland. It is uncommon throughout its range. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 115. | FNA vol. 12, p. 116. |
Parent taxa | Celastraceae > Parnassia | Celastraceae > Parnassia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | P. kotzebuei var. pumila | |
Name authority | Chamisso ex Sprengel: Syst. Veg. 1: 951. (1824) | Ventenat: Jard. Malmaison 1: plate 39. (1804) |
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