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Parnassia grandifolia
Also called Bigleaf Grass Of Parnassus
Largeleaf grass of Parnassus is a rare, rosette-forming perennial wildflower native to the southeastern United States, found in wet calcareous fens, seeps and Gulf Coastal Plain bogs. It is a wild species that needs consistently wet, lime-rich ground and is rarely grown in gardens.
Parnassia grandifolia, also known as bigleaf grass of Parnassus, is a flowering herbaceous plant of the family Celastraceae.
It is native to the southeastern United States, where it has a spotty distribution. Its primary habitat is open wet areas over calcareous soil, such as fens and gravelly seeps. However, in the Gulf Coastal Plain it is found in bogs and areas of wet savanna.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parnassia grandifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
