Parnassia palustris
Species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Parnassia palustris, the marsh grass of Parnassus, northern grass-of-Parnassus, or just grass-of-Parnassus,[2] and bog star,[3] is a flowering plant in the staff-vine family Celastraceae.[4]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Parnassia |
Species: | P. palustris |
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It is the county flower of Cumberland in England, and appears on its flag.[5]
The name comes from ancient Greece: evidently the cattle on Mount Parnassus appreciated the plant; hence it was an "honorary grass".[6] The specific epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[7] It was described by the Greek physician Dioscorides, growing up a mountain in 1st century A.D.[8]