Parnassia cirrata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Parnassia cirrata Piper

San bernardino grass of parnassus

2003 Penn Martin II

2012 Lynn Robertson

2008 Sierra Pacific Industries

2013 Scot Loring

Parnassia cirrata is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (55 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. cirrata ... var. intermedia
Genus:	Parnassia
Family:	Parnassiaceae (Saxifragaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Parnassia cirrata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PACI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/05/2022).