Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia cirrata Piper |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1000-3000m |
Description | basal leaves 1-2cm, petiolate, ovate, floral stem with lanceolate to ovate bracts, petals oblong-obovate, 1cm long, laciniate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuft |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada Northwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. (California ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CELASTRACEAE
cirrata intermedia (Rydb.) P.K.Holmgren & N.H.Holmgren, Intermount. Fl. [A. Cronquist & al.] 3A: 61 (1997)
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