Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
(Pennsylvania Pellitory)
Family: Urticaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Parietaria pensylvanica is a small plant that is found larger clumps under shaded rocks and overhangs in canyons with running water. The leaves are variable in width and are pubescent as are tge stems. The flowers are minute and found in the leaf axils in clusters. The pubescence is not stinging as in other Urticaceae.
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Parietaria pensylvanica, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 10, 2010
Parietaria pensylvanica, closeup of stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 10, 2010
Parietaria pensylvanica, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 10, 2010
Parietaria pensylvanica, 3X field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 10, 2010
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