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Parnassia fimbriata is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae known by the common name fringed grass of Parnassus. It is native to western North America from Alaska and northwestern Canada to the southern Rocky Mountains, where it is a plant of alpine and subalpine environments. It is a perennial herb producing an erect flowering stem from a patch of basal leaves. The leaf has a rounded blade at the end of a long petiole, the leaf reaching a total of up to 16 centimeters long. The inflorescence may be up to 40 centimeters tall and consists of a mostly naked peduncle with one clasping bract midway up.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

8 - 16 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

White

Flowering season

Summer

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil description

Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian