Cumberland

Grass-of-Parnsassus (Parnassia palustris)

This flower has the distinction of appearing on the county arms of Cumbria. The name is inherited from ancient Greece. Evidently the cattle on Mount Parnassus appreciated the plant; hence it was an ‘honorary grass'.

Habitat: wet moors. Flowers: July-September.

Image © Bob Gibbons/Natural Image