Image to followAI-generated illustrationParnassia palustris
Parnassia palustris
FamilyGenus: Parnassianative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A native herbaceous perennial bearing white flowers from May to September, found in sunny, moist, nutrient-poor places.
Ecological network
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
It is a component of damp, nutrient-poor grassland and flush communities, but no specific ecological impacts are recorded.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to September. The plant is herbaceous, with foliage dying back over winter and new growth emerging in spring.
Safety note
No particular safety risks are known for this plant.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.11 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in a sunny position with permanently moist, low-fertility soil. Do not apply fertiliser. Suitable for damp wildflower meadows and pond margins.
Scientific profile
Parnassia palustris is a non-woody, herbaceous perennial that reaches about 11 centimetres in height. It produces broad leaves and open white flowers from May through to September. The plant grows in sunny, damp situations on nutrient-poor soils and is native in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
25 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus mendaxPieris rapaeLasioglossum albipesSphaerophoria scriptaLasioglossum calceatumPlatycheirus granditarsusCheilosia longulaEristalis tenaxMelanostoma mellinumSyrphus torvusScaeva seleniticaEpisyrphus balteatusParagus haemorrhousSphaerophoria taeniataSyrphus ribesiiSphaerophoria interruptaPanurginus montanusMelanostoma scalareHelophilus pendulusEupeodes nielseniXanthorhoe decolorariaPlatycheirus albimanusApis melliferaLasioglossum leucopusPyrophaena granditarsa
Other flower visitors
50 other species visit the flowers
Myrmica rubraFormica fuscaMisumena vatiaDrymeia tetraPhaonia angelicaeThricops nigritellusSepsis violaceaLauxaniidae sp.1Neomyia viridescensMusca autumnalisDelia platuraExorista rusticaChirosiomima sp 1Keroplatidae sp 1Phaonia servaThricops cunctansDinera carinifronsCoenosia obscuricolaHelina annosaDelia pseudofugaxDelia longicaudaHylemya variataMelinda viridicyaenaCoenosia ambiguaThricops nigrifronsDrymeia alpicolaSarcophaga pumilaEmpis melanotrichaThricops longipesHelina obscurataSarcophaga variegatarThricops rostratusScathophaga stercorariaThricops beckeriBotanophila fugaxEpuraea aestivaPhaonia incanaCalliphora vicinaSwammerdamella brevicornisSepsis cynipseaMeligethes viridescensHydrellia griseolaHelina maculipennisChirosiomimaKeroplatidaeLauxaniidaeCoenosia obscuriculaMelinda cognataCoenosia meansSarcophaga variegata
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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