PARNASSIA PALUSTRIS L. – Grass of Parnassus

Family: Parnassiaceae S. F. Gray

Distribution: Northern and Central Europe, Northern Africa, Asia Minor, Caucasus.
Habitat: Grows in damp meadows, on heaths and moors, wet rocks, from foothills to mountains.
Description: Perennial herb with erect and unbranched stem, 10–25 cm high. The basal leaves are long-petiolate, cordate, on stem one sessile leaf. The flower is at end of stem, white. Flowers from July to September. The fruit is a capsule.
Endangering and Protection: Species is strictly protected in some countries (CH, CZ, D).


Photos: 10. 7. and 5. 9. 2003 (Czechia, Hrubý Jeseník, Velká kotlina).