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Parnassia kotzebuei

Cham. ex Spreng.

Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus

G5Secure Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134742
Element CodePDSAX0P070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusParnassia
Other Common Names
Kotzebue's grass of Parnassus (EN) Parnassie de Kotzebue (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.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date2005-09-13
Edition Date2005-09-12
Edition AuthorsBennett, B.A.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This is a widespread and common plant, found abundantly throughout Yukon and Alaska and wide ranging. Well over 300 populations are known in the YT alone.
Range Extent Comments
Amphiberingian, found in every province and territory in Canada except NS and PEI, in USA found in AK, ID, CO, MO, NV, WA, WY and in Russia and Greenland. The population appears to be most abundant in YT and AK.
Occurrences Comments
Over 300 populations are known for the Yukon Territory alone.
Threat Impact Comments
No threats are known in its northern range.
Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

From CNHP Wetland Guide 2012: Main Characteristics:
·Flowering stem lacking a leaf
·Petals 1-3 nerved, 3.5-6.5 mm long, as long or shorter than sepals
·Staminodes divided into 2-6 filiform lobes

Habitat

This species is found in wet calcareous rocky places, meadows, open conifer forests, and snowbeds, as well as on moist or seasonally dry shores, stream banks, riverbanks, seepage areas, tundra, and talus, at elevations ranging from 0 to 3,800 meters (Ball, 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandGrassland/herbaceousTundraBare rock/talus/scree
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
NunavutS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
OntarioS2Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS3Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
ColoradoS2Yes
WyomingS2Yes
WashingtonS1Yes
IdahoS1Yes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (17)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tasnuna RiverChugach National Forest348,866
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
References (3)
  1. Ball, P.W. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Parnassia kotzebuei</i>. Accessed: September 22, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Parnassia_kotzebuei
  2. 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.
  3. 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.