Scientific Name
Parnassia asarifolia

Common Name
Grass-of-parnassus; Kidney-leaf grass-of-parnassus
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 8 to 10 inches
Flower/fruit: 1 inch white flower with five clawed petals; prominent green veins; five stamens alternate with petals  
Flowering Season: Fall
Foliage: Rosette of kidney-shaped long-stalked basal leaves; single clasping leaf on the round stem
Site: Bogs, seepage slopes, stream banks
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