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Marsh Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia caroliniana), also known as Carolina Grass of Parnassus or Carolina Parnassia, is an exquisite and rare wetland wildflower endemic to the coastal plain savannas of the southeastern United States. Not a true grass, but a member of...
Plants > Flowering Plants
Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris), despite its name, is not a grass at all, but rather a breathtaking wild perennial herb in the spindle family Celastraceae. Revered since ancient times—and named by the Roman naturalist Dioscorides after Mount Parnassus in...
