PLANTS Profile for Parnassia palustris var. tenuis (marsh grass of Parnassus)

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Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.
marsh grass of Parnassus

Symbol:

PAPAT

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Saxifragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.

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Synonyms:
Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.

	PAMU12	Parnassia multiseta (Ledeb.) Fernald
	PAPAN2	Parnassia palustris L. ssp. neogaea (Fernald) Hultén
	PAPAN	Parnassia palustris L. var. neogaea Fernald

Distribution:
Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, MI, MN, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.

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

Classification:
Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.

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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. tenuis Wahlenb. – marsh grass of Parnassus

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

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Parnassia palustris
marsh grass-of-Parnassus		Threatened
Washington:
Parnassia palustris var. neogaea
northern grass-of-parnassus		Sensitive
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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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. tenuis Wahlenb.

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

OBL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Parnassia palustris L. var. tenuis Wahlenb.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529383.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 12:07 AM CDT