Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia fimbriata K.D.Koenig |
Bibliography | Ann. Bot. [König & Sims] 1: 391 (1805) |
Native Range | Subarctic America to w. USA, New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subalpine or Subarctic |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Description | leaves 2-5cm wide, reniform, at base cordate or truncate, petiole 3-10cm long, stem leaf cordate and amplexicaule, petals cuneate-obovate, laciniate, 8-12mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Parnassia rivularis Osterh. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |