Parnassia grandifolia Dc.

Largeleaf grass of parnassus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Parnassia

Characteristics

Herbs with caudices. Stems 12–70 cm. Leaves: basal in rosettes; petiole 3–15 cm; blade (of larger leaves) oblong-ovate to suborbiculate, 25–80 × 20–70 mm, <longer than to ca. as long as wide>, base rounded to subcordate, apex obtuse; cauline on proximal half of stem or absent. Flowers: sepals reflexed in fruit, oblong to ovate, 2.5–5 mm, margins hyaline, 0.2–0.5 mm wide, entire, apex obtuse; petals 7–11-veined, oblong to ovate, 15–22 × 6–10 mm, length 3–4 times sepals, base cuneate to rounded, margins entire or undulate; stamens 7–9 mm; anthers 2–3 mm; staminodes 3-fid almost to base, gland-tipped, 10–16 mm, longer than stamens, apical glands elliptic to subglobose, 0.4–0.6 mm; ovary green, sometimes whitish at base. Capsules 10–15 mm. 2n = 32.
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Plants 2–4 dm; blades of basal lvs broadly round-ovate, 5–8 × 3–7 cm, obtuse to broadly rounded above, usually cordate or subcordate below; cauline lf sessile or subsessile near the middle of the stem, like the basal but smaller; pet sessile, 15–22 mm, with 7–9 veins, the outer pair of veins emitting numerous lateral branches; anthers reddish; staminodes white, 10–16 mm, evidently longer than the stamens, 3-parted for 4/5 or 9/10 their length, the segments knobbed at the tip; ovary greenish; 2n=32. Wet, calcareous soil in the mts.; Va. and W.Va. to n. Fla., and w. to Ark., s. Mo., and e. Tex.; reputedly in N.J. Sept., Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:792091-1
WFO ID wfo-0001135400
COL ID 75RCD
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Synonyms

Parnassia grandifolia Parnassia grandiflora