Celastraceae
Carolina grass of Parnassus
Parnassia caroliniana
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Parnassia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina grass of Parnassus
Synonyms
- Parnassia americana Muhl.
- Parnassia caroliniana f. reducta J.Rousseau
- Parnassia caroliniana var. cordifolia N.Coleman
- Parnassia floridana Rydb.
- Parnassia ovata Muhl.
- Parnassia speciosa W.H.Baxter
Flowers
- In flower
- October to November (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Wheeler, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Terry Loeb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.