Parnassia caroliniana Michx.

Carolina grass of parnassus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Parnassia

Characteristics

Herbs with horizontal creeping rhizomes. Stems 20–60 cm. Leaves: basal 1–2 per node on rhizomes; petiole 8–22 cm; blade (of larger leaves) ovate to suborbiculate, 20–75 × 15–70 mm, <longer than to ca. as long as wide>, base rounded to subcordate, apex obtuse; cauline on proximal 1/2 of stem or absent. Flowers: sepals reflexed in fruit, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 3.5–5 mm, margins hyaline, 0.2 mm wide, entire, apex obtuse; petals 7–12-veined, broadly ovate, 14–20 × 9–12 mm, length 3–4 times sepals, base rounded, margins entire or undulate; stamens 7–11 mm; anthers 1.8–3 mm; staminodes 3-fid almost to base, gland-tipped, 9–14 mm, longer than stamens, apical glands lanceolate, 1–1.7 mm; ovary white. Capsules 10–15 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Images

Parnassia caroliniana unspecified picture

Distribution

Parnassia caroliniana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:792071-1
WFO ID wfo-0001135555
COL ID 4DQ62
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Parnassia speciosa Parnassia floridana Parnassia caroliniana Parnassia caroliniana f. reducta