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Grass Of Parnassus
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Taken
at Aberlady on 20th August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Glen Rosa, Arran, on 17th August 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode |
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Taken at Aberlady on 30th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. |
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Parnassia palustris.
Celastrales.
Celastraceae.
Perennial.
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Wet moors.
July - September
Stalk - up to 20 cm
The name comes from ancient Greece: evidently the cattle on Mount
Parnassus appreciated the plant; hence it became an "honorary " grass.
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