The plant list includes 114 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus parnassia. The plant list includes a further 25 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus parnassia. Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of parnassus, northern grass ofparnassus. Parnassia palustris online atlas of the british and. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassus marsh grass of. Parnassia palustris vernacular names edit wikidata grassofparnassus english. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassus one of the delights of leaving ones motorcar behind and walking in the hills and mountains of this country, is to come across this lovely and serene flower, one of the most beautiful of british native plants. Parnassia palustris can be diploid and tetraploid the last form occurs specifi cally in the northern europe and alpine habitats, both types show morphological variation, and are often confused. A beautiful plant for naturalizing along streambanks, in bogs or marshes. They bloom in the summer, carrying white saucer shaped flowers.
Parnassia palustris definition of parnassia palustris by. Parnassia, from mount parnassus in greece, and was called gramen parnassium by dodonaeus. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassus will reach a height of 0. Blooms are cupped by white netted sepals that are most noticeable once the petals have fallen off. Parnassia plant growing guide how to grow grass of parnassus. Bowlshaped, waxylooking, greenishwhite flowers with delicate green veins, stand singly on thin stems, their lack of numbers more than made up for by their perfection. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassusrhs gardening. Note on the structure and affinities of parnassia palustris, l. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Palustris means ofthebog or swampy and this is what this delicate and most lovely, but bonehardy plant.
Parnassia palustris plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green bog star genus parnassia genus of. Parnassus of greece, of uncertain application plants. At the end of summer the blooming flowers used to be a sign to peasants to start reaping and haywork, and in fact the plants swedish name means haywork. Parnassia palustris, commonly called marsh grass of parnassus, northern grassofparnassus, or just grassofparnassus, and bogstar, is a flowering plant in the staffvine family celastraceae it is the county flower of cumberland in england, and appears on its flag the name comes from ancient greece. Caltha palustris marsh marigold large, glossy, heartshaped leaves and shiny yellow flowers, like huge buttercups. Parnassia palustris grassofparnassus discover life. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. While very similar in growth habit and flower, the two are easily distinguished by several obvious differences. Definition of parnassia palustris in the dictionary. One of the common names for parnassia is grass of parnassus. In ancient times mount parnassus in greece was said to be the home of apollo and his muse and grass of parnassus is certainly as beautiful as any poem. Online virtual flora of wisconsin parnassia palustris.
Parnassia is a hardy perennial that reaches from 20 to 45 cm in height. Cauline leaves 1 to several or absent, often sessile and semiamplexicaul. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. They surround a relatively large ovary that is also greenishyellow. The species shown to the left and below keys to parnassia palustris with the fna. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassus, marsh grass of parnassus. Parnassia palustris pabpaoverview eppo global database. The coastal ecodeme of parnassia palustris l article pdf available in watsonia 17.
Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of parnassia palustris grassofparnassus discover life d i s c o v e r l i f e home all living things idnature guides global mapper albums labels search. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A decoction is occasionally used as a mouthwash in the treatment of stomatitis. Parnassia palustris is an evergreen perennial growing to 0. The plants database includes the following 4 subspecies of parnassia palustris. Information and translations of parnassia palustris in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. The distribution of the cytodemes is loosely correlated with the limits of the devensian glaciation. Grass of parnassus, parnassia palustris flowers naturegate.
Parnassia palustris seeds marsh grass of parnassus, bog. Plants profile for parnassia palustris marsh grass of. Grass of parnassus flower essence parnassia palustris. Media in category parnassia palustris the following 141 files are in this category, out of 141 total. How to grow parnassia plants guide to growing grass of parnassus and bogstar. Parnassia palustris grass of parnassus, marsh grass of. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The gross morphology of the karyotype of tetraploid populations is indistinguishable from that of the diploids. General information about parnassia palustris pabpa throughout europe, western and northern mediterranean, black sea, caucasus, siberia, russian far east, central asia to. Parnassia in kew science plants of the world online. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, flies, beetles. Studies of meiosis in tetraploids of both varieties demonstrated a high frequency. Calphotos parna integrated taxonomic information system parna jepson interchange university of california berkeley parna wildlife. Parnassia palustris, pseudonektarien, schlussendlich. Media in category parnassia palustristhe following 141 files are in this category, out of 141 total. Parnassia palustris seeds marsh grass of parnassus, bog star, northern grass of parnassus plant world seeds. Parnassia palustris in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. The whole plant is astringent, slightly diuretic, sedative, tonic and vulnerary. Cytogenetic evidence for autopolyploidy in parnassia palustris. Marsh grass parnassus parnassia palustris vector image vectorstock. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
It is in leaf all year, in flower from july to october. Variation in the chromosome number of parnassia palustris. Ball 2012, parnassia palustris, in jepson flora project eds. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Parnassia palustris, whiles cried white buttercup or white kaitrins, is a species o the genus parnassia references. Parnassia palustris marsh grass of parnassus legal status. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Parnassia palustris wikispecies, free species directory. Largeleaf grassofparnassus is a rare and wonderful wildflower. Parnassia palustris synonyms, parnassia palustris pronunciation, parnassia palustris translation, english dictionary definition of parnassia palustris. It is unclear whether all parnassia from arizona are p. Grass of parnassus grows where cool air flows in low peatland meadows and wetlands which get easily misty and catch the first night frosts. The basal leaves are longpetioled, with rounded, heartshaped blades that are about 1530 mm long and 1125 mm broad, smoothmargined, and thin. Genus parnassia are herbaceous perennials with basal rosettes of ovate or heartshaped leaves, with solitary bowlshaped white or pale yellow flowers on upright leafy stems.
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