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Parnassia kotzebuei Cham. ex Spreng.  
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FamilyCELASTRACEAE
Genus speciesParnassia kotzebuei Cham. ex Spreng. 
BibliographySyst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 951 (1824)
Native Rangene. Siberia to Russian Far East, Subarctic America to Rocky Mts.
Primary BiomeSubalpine or Subarctic
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-3800m
Descriptionbasal leaves rhombic-ovate to subtriangular, to 6cm long, at base rounded, floral stem leafless, flowers ca. 15mm across, petals oblong to elliptic
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationfresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
division in early spring
SynonymsParnassia kotzebuei var. pumila C.L.Hitchc. & Ownbey
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska, GNL Greenland, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan)
     72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada)
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