Synonym(s) : Parnassia cordata (Drude) Z.P.Jien ex T.C.Ku
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Parnassia nubicola Wall. ex Royle
Common name : OthersHimalayan Bog Star
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : Streamsides near forests, moist places in scrub, meadows in glacial valley; 2100 - 4600 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Juice of the roots is applied to wounds.
Flower, Fruit : July-December
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 127; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 516