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Parnassia glauca

Raf.

Fen Grass-of-Parnassus

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156055

Element CodePDSAX0P050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCelastrales

FamilyCelastraceae

GenusParnassia

Other Common Names

fen grass of Parnassus (EN) Parnassie à feuilles glauques (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-06-18

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S2	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Iowa	S3	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
South Dakota	S2	Yes
New Hampshire	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S3	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SH	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	S4	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.