Celastraceae
Fen grass of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Parnassia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fen grass of Parnassus
Synonyms
- Parnassia repanda Raf.
- Parnassia rotundifolia Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: André-Philippe Drapeau Picard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aaron Carlson from Menomonie, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.