Plants : SaxifragaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Parnassia palustris L.

Grass of Parnassus

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Parnassia palustris

Description: A beautiful plant of coastal fens and flushes, eg the "slacks" or wet hollows in sand dunes on the north coast. Also in fens and lakeshores in the south and west of N. Ireland, especially over basic rocks such as limestone.

All names: Parnassia palustris L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Parnassia palustris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Parnassia palustris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Parnassia palustris. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3512. Accessed on 2026-11-02.