Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia caroliniana Michx. |
Synonyms | Parnassia americana Muhl. |
Parnassia floridana Rydb. | |
Parnassia ovata Muhl. | |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 10-300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, broadly oval to suborbiculate, thick and solid, abaxially pale, sepals elliptic, obtuse, petals broadly oval to elliptic-ovate, 10-18mm long |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
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
Southeastern U.S.A. (Florida , North Carolina , South Carolina) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CELASTRACEAE
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