Calflora Taxon Report
Parnassia californica  (A. Gray) E. Greene

(not an active name)
California grass of parnassus, Grass of parnassus
Parnassia californica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Parnassia palustris
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Parnassia
Family: Parnassiaceae  
(Saxifragaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSParnassia palustris var. californica
JEFParnassia palustris
Information about Parnassia californica from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (PACA18)

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