Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia glauca Raf. |
Bibliography | Autik. Bot.: 42 (1840) |
Native Range | e. & c. Canada to nc. & ne. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | basal leaves broadly ovate to oblong, to 7cm long, subcoriaceous, blue-green, stem with 0-1 sessile leaf, flowers 35mm across, petals conspicuously veined, oval |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in spring division in early spring |
Synonyms | Parnassia repanda Raf. Parnassia rotundifolia Raf. |
Territory | 7 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) |