Parnassia foliosa var.
nummularia is a perennial herb,10-30cm in height, inhabiting
wetlands in mountain valleys. Its radical leaves with long petioles,
2-4cm in length and width, are heart-shaped, while the other leaves
on a stem, lacking petioles, embrace the stem. A single 2-2cm across
flower comes on a shoot apex in August-September, the margins of the
five white petals split into threads. Bloom time: August-September. |