Parnassia asarifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Parnassiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Saxifragaceae
Genus	Parnassia
Species:	Parnassia asarifolia Vent.
Common Name	Kidneyleaf Grass Of Parnassus
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; 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; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

View More Photos »

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.

State Boundaries
Counties
Counties - Species Present

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
Show/Hide Ecoregions
Show/Hide Ecoregion Labels

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: McCreary (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1930 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100672581	Grundy	Tennessee	11 Aug 1976	S. McCarrell	EKY Parnassia asarifolia
31234100672573	Cumberland	Tennessee	05 Sep 1987	Ronald L. Jones 5381	EKY Parnassia asarifolia
BEREA020587	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Parnassia asarifolia
BEREA020588	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112221	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112229	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112257	Rhea	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112256	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112258	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112245	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112232	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112228	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112231	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112233	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112259	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112236	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112243	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112254	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112230	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112238	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112248	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112241	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112261	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112264	White	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112237	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112246	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112244	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112223	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112225	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112239	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112235	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112227	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112247	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112253	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112224	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112251	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112249	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112263	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112255	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112222	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112250	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112260	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112242	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112294	McCreary	Kentucky			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112240	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112262	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112226	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112252	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
TENN-V-0112234	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014317		Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014319	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014316	Van Buren	Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014320		Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014318	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
UCHT014322	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Parnassia asarifolia
APSC0007092	Sevier	Tennessee	10 Aug 1930	Stanley A. Cain	APSC Parnassia asarifolia
APSC0104903	Fentress	Tennessee			APSC Parnassia asarifolia
APSC0003324	Blount	Tennessee	18 Sep 1966	R Dale Thomas	APSC Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU006620	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU026893	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU026892	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU014081	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU032707	Grundy	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU014082	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU006621	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
HTTU033107	White	Tennessee			HTTU Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04745	Franklin	Tennessee	05 Oct 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04743	Franklin	Tennessee	22 Jul 1998	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04748	Franklin	Tennessee	05 Oct 1951	Jean A. Yeatman	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04746	Van Buren	Tennessee	21 Sep 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04744	Franklin	Tennessee	16 Apr 2006	Jon Evans	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
UOS04747	Franklin	Tennessee	05 Oct 1997	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Parnassia asarifolia
ETSU030573	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Parnassia asarifolia
ETSU030574	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Parnassia asarifolia
ETSU008827	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Parnassia asarifolia
ETSU031699	Sevier	Tennessee			ETSU Parnassia asarifolia

View a List of All Ecological Communities

Parnassia asarifolia

Related Links

Species Distribution Map

Ecoregions

Synonyms

Specimens and Distribution

Plant Photos