Species: Parnassia kotzebuei
Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Rosales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Parnassia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Kotzebue's grass of Parnassus
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Saxifrage Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rosales - Saxifragaceae - Parnassia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A glabrous herbaceous perennial vascular plant that grows from ascending rhizome with a scapose stem, sometimes with one leaf, growing up to 20 cm tall. White petals equaling or shorter than sepals.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-09-13
Global Status Last Changed
2005-09-13
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Amphiberingian, found in every province and territory in Canada except NS and PEI, in USA found in AK, ID, CO, MO, NV, WA, WY and in Russia and Greenland. The population appears to be most abundant in YT and AK.