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FamilyCELASTRACEAE
Genus speciesParnassia glauca Raf. 
BibliographyAutik. Bot.: 42 (1840)
Native Rangee. & c. Canada to nc. & ne. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatbogs, marshes
Descriptionbasal leaves broadly ovate to oblong, to 7cm long, subcoriaceous, blue-green, stem with 0-1 sessile leaf, flowers 35mm across, petals conspicuously veined, oval
Size20-60cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer, autumn
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe or in spring
division in early spring
SynonymsParnassia repanda Raf.
Parnassia rotundifolia Raf.
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan)
     72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont)
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