FRINGED GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

Class: Parnassia fimbriata

Family: GRASS OF PARNASSUS, SAXIFRAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Parnassiaceae, Saxifragaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to cream

Height: 15-46 cm (6-18")

Each Flower: 2-2.5 cm (3/4-1") across with 5 broad, oblong, round-ended, veined petals, fringed with thick hairs at base; oval sepals shorter than petals and may be finely toothed at tips; 5 stamens

Leaves: The several 2.5-10 cm (1-4") smooth leaf-stalks from base terminate in shiny, heart- or kidney-shaped blades; small, leaf-like bract halfway up stem

Stems: Unbranched, smooth, and green

Blooming Period: July - September

Habitat: Bogs and swampy meadows in mountains up to timberline

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