Parnassia palustris L. belongs to the Parnassiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Family
Parnassiaceae
Genus
Parnassia
Specific Epithet
palustris
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#271,051 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido (Soya Subprefecture)
44.976333, 142.126194
Location Remarks
Teshio Experimental Forest. Highway 583 to Highway 785, east om 785 c. 1.75 km to a road heading northeast; to the end of this road, then trail along Penke-Rupeshipe River c. 2 km. 142 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Foot of fairly steep north slope weep zone, but with a dynamic creep, changing over time. This population is under long-term monitoring.
Location
Taiwan, Yilan County, Datong Township
24.395056, 121.362250
Location Remarks
Route 7 (Biebu Cross-island Highway) c. 16 km southwest of Sqoyaw Village. 1889 m elev.
Collectors
Tseng Yu-Hsin, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Herb in mossy seepage; steep roadside bank.