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Parnassia parviflora

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Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140529

Element CodePDSAX0P0A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCelastrales

FamilyCelastraceae

GenusParnassia

Other Common Names

Parnassie parviflore (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

This broad concept follows Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016) which treats southwestern US material as part of P. parviflora as did Kartesz (1994). This material is not in the narrower treatment recognized as P. palustris var. parviflora by Kartesz (1999).

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-02-10

Change Date2016-05-02

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
Manitoba	S1	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S1	Yes
Nova Scotia	S1	Yes
Nunavut	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
California	S2	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Nevada	S2	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (15)

California (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Coyote North	Inyo National Forest	11,932
Horton	Inyo National Forest	5,717
North Lake	Inyo National Forest	2,406
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth	Gallatin National Forest	5,285
Reef	Gallatin National Forest	2,500

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
West Face Sacramento Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	41,176

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Salmo - Priest B	Colville National Forest	11,869

Wyoming (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mosquito Lake - Seven Lakes	Bridger-Teton National Forest	51,950
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre River	Bridger-Teton National Forest	166,097
Teton Corridor Trailheads	Bridger-Teton National Forest	286

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.