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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Saxifragaceae
Parnassia glauca Raf.
American grass-of-Parnassus, fen grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia: named for Mt. Parnassus of Greece, of uncertain application
glauca: Greek meaning "grayish or bluish-green"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/2" wide, petals green-striped; solitary on a long stalk from base of the plant; blooms Aug.-Oct. |
| Leaf: | basal leaves stiff, leathery, with blades longer than wide and the bases rounded to slightly heart-shaped  ; a smaller, non-clasping leaf usually on the lower half of the stem |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs, meadows, shores; in limy soil |
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