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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Saxifragaceae
Parnassia parviflora DC.
small-flowered grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia: named for Mt. Parnassus of Greece, of uncertain application
parviflora: Latin for "small flower"
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, petals to 1/2 longer than the sepals; solitary; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | basal leaves with oval to oblong blades, the bases tapering to the stem;  usually 1 erect, stalkless, smaller stem leaf |
| Habitat: | Lake Michigan shores, wet meadows; in limy soil |
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