Parnassia grandifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Parnassiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Parnassia
Species:	Parnassia grandifolia DC.
Common Name	Largeleaf Grass Of Parnassus
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Arrangement: solitary; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S3] KY[S1] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clinton (KY), Anderson (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), DeKalb (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Maury (TN), Pickett (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0112280	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112285	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0110614	Clinton	Kentucky			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082422	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003315	Lewis	Tennessee	31 September 2011	Courtney E. Gorman and Connor J. Gorman 27	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082420	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112288	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112271	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112282	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112277	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003323	Anderson	Tennessee	10 Oct 2004	Dwayne Estes and John Beck 6899	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112291	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112289	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112287	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112272	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112276	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112266	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112292	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082425	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0081323	Williamson	Tennessee	14 Sep 1996	Raymond Athey	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
MTSU005315	Cannon	Tennessee	17 Sep 2000	Dwayne Estes	MTSU Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112286	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112283	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112278	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082424	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112268	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112275	Cannon	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112267	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112273	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112284	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112265	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112281	Claiborne	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003316	Lewis	Tennessee	31 September 2011	Courtney E. Gorman and Connor J. Gorman 26	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003322	Maury	Tennessee	01 Oct 2000	Dwayne Estes 1495	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
31234100672631	Cheatham	Tennessee	21 Sep 1986	Landon E. McKinney 2357	EKY Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112270	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0113688	Williamson	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082423	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0110613	Clinton	Kentucky			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
MEM014245	Lewis	Tennessee	30 Sep 1978	George Butler Wilson, Dan Morris 55	MEM Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112290	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112274	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003321	Lawrence	Tennessee	27 Oct 2000	Dwayne Estes and Andrea Shea 1561	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
31234100672623	Clinton	Kentucky		Troy Hawks	EKY Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112269	Campbell	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
TENN-V-0112279	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082426	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082421	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0082419	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0051913	Clinton	Kentucky	03 Oct 1980	John Macgregor	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
APSC0003314	Campbell	Tennessee	10 Sep 2009	Aaron Floden 1166	APSC Parnassia grandifolia
MEM017951	Clinton	Kentucky		R. Cranfill	MEM Parnassia grandifolia

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Parnassia grandifolia

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