Marsh grass of Parnassus (Παρνασσία η ελοχαρής) )

Description:

Parnassia palustris is an evergreen perennial, named after Mount Parnassus in central Greece.The marsh grass-of-Parnassus can be recognised by its single white, showy flower which stands atop an upright, slender, bald stem. The attractive flower consists of 5 conspicuously-veined petals that are 8 to 13 millimetres in length. The leaves are produced in a rosette at the base of the plant, except for a single leaf on the middle of the flowering stem. The leaves are heart-shaped and taper to the base. The numerous, tiny, oblong seeds are encased in an oval-shaped, four-valved fruit capsule. It was spotted in Tzoumerka mountain, Epirus region, Greece.