Connecticut Plants
Grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia glauca
- Family: grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassiaceae)
- Habitat: wet meadows, usually in limy soil
- Height: 6-24 inches
- Flower size: 1 inch wide
- Flower color: white with greenish veins
- Flowering time: July to October
- Origin: native
It's rather mysterious how grass-of-Parnassus got its name, as the leaves look nothing like grass.