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Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris
Alaska grass of Parnassus

       
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Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

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Distribution:
Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

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USA (AK)
 

Related Taxa:
Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

View 25 genera in Saxifragaceae, 9 species in Parnassia, 4 varieties in Parnassia palustris L.
 

Classification:
Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage family
Genus Parnassia L. – grass of Parnassus
Species Parnassia palustris L. – marsh grass of Parnassus
Variety Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris – Alaska grass of Parnassus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

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Michigan:
Parnassia palustris
marsh grass-of-Parnassus              Threatened
Wisconsin:
Parnassia palustris
marsh grass-of-Parnassus              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

Parnassia palustris:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL NI NO OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL FACW NO NO
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Parnassia palustris L. var. palustris

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529382.

 
 
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