Kidneyleaf Grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia asarifolia

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Parnassia

Individual names are not available yet.

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Parnassia

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Green or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 6a–7b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “Up to about 1.66667 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Appalachian Grass of Parnassus; Kidney Leaf Grass of Parnassus; Kidneyleaf Grass of Parnassus

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