| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Parnassia wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Ind. Orient. 1: 35 (1834) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to c. & s. China and Himalaya, Vietnam |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 600-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate to reniform or cordate, rounded, stem leaves amplexicaule, similar, smaller, flowers 15-40mm, sepals purple punctate, petals obovate, laciniate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Parnassia chengkouensis T.C.Ku Parnassia dilatata Hand.-Mazz. Parnassia longshengensis T.C.Ku Parnassia nana Griff. Parnassia schmidii Zenker Parnassia simaoensis Y.Y.Qian Parnassia wightiana var. brachyloba Franch. Parnassia wightiana var. flavida Franch. Parnassia wightiana var. ornata (Wall ex Wight & Arn.) Drude Parnassia yiliangensis T.C.Ku |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam) |