North Carolina Native Plants Society - Native Plants Gallery - Parnassia caroliniana - Grass of Parnassus

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Parnassia caroliniana

Grass of Parnassus

Native/Alien:	Native
Type:	Perennial
Size:	1.5 ft
Light:	Full-Sun
Soil Moisture:	Sub-hygric^(*)
Bloom Time:	Sep - Nov
Bloom Area:	C
State Rank:	S2 - 6-20 Extant Populations - Imperiled in NC because of rarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation from NC ^(*)
Global Rank:	G3 - 21-100 Extant Populations - Rare or uncommon in the world ^(*)
State Status:	E - Endangered ^(*)
Federal Status:	SC - Special Concern ^(*)
Grass of Parnassus In the savanna enviornment Tom Harville It takes some serious searching to find this plant without the blooms tipping you off.
Leaves Tom Harville
Bud Tom Harville
Bloom Tom Harville Oct 08
Bloom Nearly two weeks later Tom Harville
The Petals Have Fallen Off Tom Harville
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record

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