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Parnassia palustris var. californica
Grass-of-Parnassus.
(Syn. Parnassia californica) A plant to be included in a meadow or along a high alpine stream. Circumpolar. The California form having smaller flowers that are cream colored (with less green). It is not a grass. The flower looks like a buttercup, the leaf a plantain and the plant is a saxifrage.
Parnassia palustris var. californica tolerates seasonal flooding.
Foliage of Parnassia palustris var. californica is deciduous.
Flower of Parnassia palustris var. californica has color white.
Communities for Parnassia palustris var. californica:Freshwater Marsh, Mountain Meadow and Riparian (rivers & creeks).
| ph: | 5.00 to 8.00 |
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| usda: | 4 to 10 |
| height[m]: | 0.30 to 0.50 |
| width[m]: | 0.10 to 0.20 |
| rainfall[cm]: | 150.00 to 450.00 |
