. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Parnassia caroliniana Michx. Caro- lina Grass-of-Parnassus. Fig. 2145. Parnassia caroliniana Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 184, 1803. Scape 6'-24' high, with a nearly sessile ovate clasping leaf below the middle. Basal leaves long-petioled, ovate, broadly oval or orbicular, obtuse at the apex, rounded or sometimes cordate at the base, or decurrent into the petiole, 1-2' long; fl
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . I. Parnassia caroliniana Michx. Caro- lina Grass-of-Parnassus. Fig. 2145. Parnassia caroliniana Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 184, 1803. Scape 6'-24' high, with a nearly sessile ovate clasping leaf below the middle. Basal leaves long-petioled, ovate, broadly oval or orbicular, obtuse at the apex, rounded or sometimes cordate at the base, or decurrent into the petiole, 1-2' long; flower p'-iS" broad; calyx- lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse, much shorter than the sessile broadly oval white greenish-veined petals; staminodia generally 3 in each set, stout, distinct to the base, not longer than the stamens; capsule 4"-s" long. In swamps and low meadows. New Brunswick to Manitoba, south to Virginia, Illinois and Iowa ; Carolina? June-Sept. 2. Parnassia grandifolia DC. Large- leaved Grass-of-Parnassus. Fig. 2146. Parnassia grandifolia DC. Prodr 1824. Similar to the preceding species, the scape bearing an ovate clasping leaf at the middle or much below it. Basal leaves as in P. caroliniana, but often larger and narrowed at the base; flower 1-2'broad; calyx-lobes shorter than the sessile white petals; staminodia 3-5 in each set, slender or almost filiform, united only at the base, exceeding the anther-bearing stamens. In moist soil, southwestern Virginia to Flor- ida, Missouri and Louisiana. Ascends to 2200 ft. in Virginia. July-Sept.
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