Parnassia palustris
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| Parnassia palustris | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Parnassia |
| Species: | P. palustris |
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| Parnassia palustris L. |
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Parnassia palustris, commonly called Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus, Northern Grass-of-Parnassus, and Bog-star, is a species of the genus Parnassia.[1]
It is the county flower of Cumbria and Sutherland in the United Kingdom, and appears on the county arms of the former county. The name comes from ancient Greece: evidently the cattle on Mount Parnassus appreciated the plant; hence it was an "honorary grass".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Plants Profile — Parnassia palustris L., marsh grass of Parnassus". U.S. Department of Agriculture — Natural Resources Conservation Service. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PAPA8. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Grass-of-Parnassus". Plantlife. http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/plant_species/grass-of-parnassus/. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Parnassia palustris at Wikimedia Commons- Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus, Talk about Wildlife
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