OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Celastrales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Parnassiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Parnassia caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-06-002:

Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Parnassia caroliniana

 

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright


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image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

Alan S. Weakley    asw_198041746304429

April        FL

Apalachicola National Forest

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

Jim Fowler    jafparnassiacaroliniana01

November    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Main parallel veins usually not dilated toward apex; outermost vein branching, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

Jim Fowler    jafparnassiacaroliniana03

November    Brunswick County    NC

Green Swamp

Midway between petal base & apex, (9)11-17 main parallel veins; ovary white, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

JK Marlow    jkm151121_027

November    Mecklenburg County    NC

UNCC McMillan Greenhouse

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

JK Marlow    jkm151121_030

November    Mecklenburg County    NC

UNCC McMillan Greenhouse

Leaves nearly all basal, broadly ovate; 1-2 smaller leaves on flower stems, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

JK Marlow    jkm151121_033

November    Mecklenburg County    NC

UNCC McMillan Greenhouse

Flowers grow singly atop stems 8-20" tall, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).

image of Parnassia caroliniana, Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus, Savanna Parnassia, Eyebright

JK Marlow    jkm151121_044

November    Mecklenburg County    NC

UNCC McMillan Greenhouse

The creamy white ovary turns brown with age, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Parnassiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Parnassia caroliniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-06-002:
Parnassia caroliniana   FAMILY Saxifragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Parnassia caroliniana

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2298

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Wet longleaf pine, pond pine, or pond cypress savannas (especially but not strictly where shallowly underlain by coquina limestone), sandhill seepage bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens & 5 staminodia
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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