Parietaria pensylvanica
(Pennsylvania Pellitory)
Parietaria pensylvanica, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6400
Parietaria pensylvanica, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6396
Parietaria pensylvanica, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6403
Parietaria pensylvanica, Fort Parker State Park, Limestone Co. 6409
| 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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