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Parnassia glauca

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Authors: Raf.  

Botanical Description

Basal leaves broadly ovate to oblong up to 7cm in length, almost leathery and bluish-green. Stems 20-60cm in height, with or without one sessile leaf. Flowers to 3.6cm across with conspicuously veined, oval to oblong petals and three-pronged staminodes equalling the stamens, late summer to autumn. North-eastern North America in wet calcareous soils.