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Parnassia glauca
Also called American Grass Of Parnassus, Blue Green Grass Of Parnassus, Glaucous Grass Of Parnassus, Grass Of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca, also known as fen grass of Parnassus, is a flowering herb of the genus Parnassia.
The native distribution of P. glauca includes the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Natural habitats for this plant include fens, wetland edges, and the shores and floodplains of rivers and lakes. It is typically found in basic soils (soils that have a high pH).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parnassia glauca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
