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Parnassia kotzebuei

Alpine Grass Of Parnassus, Kotzebue's Grass Of Parnassus
Other regional names: Small Grass Of Parnassus
  • Small Grass Of Parnassus
Also known as: Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei +1 more
  • Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei
  • Parnassia kotzebuei var. pumila C.L.Hitchc. & Ownbey
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Celastraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Parnassia kotzebuei (commonly known as alpine grass-of-Parnassus or Kotzebue's grass of Parnassus) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Celastraceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Kamchatka, Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Washington, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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