| Family | CELASTRACEAE |
| Genus species | Parnassia caroliniana Michx. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 184 (1803) |
| Native Range | Florida to North Carolina |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 10-300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, broadly oval to suborbiculate, thick and solid, abaxially pale, sepals elliptic, obtuse, petals broadly oval to elliptic-ovate, 10-18mm long |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 americana Muhl. Parnassia caroliniana var. cordifolia N.Coleman Parnassia caroliniana f. reducta J.Rousseau Parnassia floridana Rydb. Parnassia ovata Muhl. Parnassia speciosa W.H.Baxter |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (FLA Florida, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |