Grass-of-Parnassus: The Genus Parnassia West of the Cascade Mountains

[The Saxifrage Family West of the Cascade Mountains]

Grass-of-Parnassus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Parnassia

California Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia californica (Synonym: Parnassia palustris var. californica) -

Cascade Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia cirrata var. intermedia (Synonyms: Parnassia fimbriata var. hoodiana, Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia, Parnassia intermedia) - ?

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata (Synonym: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata) - ? Leaves basal and broadly heart- or kidney-shaped. Leaf margins entire. Flowers large and showy, with 5 white petals which are fringed at their bases. Staminodia short and thick.

Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus, Small-flowered Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia palustris var. tenuis -

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