Scientific Name | Parietaria pensylvanica | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PAPE5 |
Common Name | Pennsylvania pellitory | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19169 |
Family | Urticaceae (Nettle) | SEINet Reference |
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Description | Habitat: Various soils in shady areas, along fences, under hedges, or bare areas under trees, waste areas. Plant: Annual with slender, erect, ascendant or reclining stems 4 to 16 inches long; generally considered a weed. Leaves: Thin, alternate, elliptic to lanceolate or oblong to ovate blades 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long and up to 1/2-inch wide, with a narrow wedge-shaped bases; on slender petioles; smooth edges. Inflorescence: Compact clusters of tiny, inconspicuous green flowers in the axils of the mid- and upper leaves with 4 tepals less than 0.2 inches long, and 4 stamens; cluster is surrounded by a small, hairy linear to lanceolate bracts about 0.2 inches long. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Minnesota Wildflowers. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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