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Electronic Flora of South Australia species Fact Sheet

Family: Urticaceae
Parietaria judaica

Citation: L., Fl. Palaest. 32 (1756).

Synonymy: P. diffusa Mert. & Koch in Roehl. Deustchl. Fl. 1:827 (1823).

Common name: Wall pellitory, pellitory-of-the-wall.

Description:
Perennial, woody at the base, with ascending stems usually 10-30 cm high; leaves thinnish, usually ovate, often somewhat attenuate, 3-nerved from the base, usually 1-5 cm long, usually with crisped hairs at least below along the main veins, on slender petioles.

Flowers all bisexual or some female, usually more than 6 in the axil of each leaf; bracts 1-2 mm long, ovate or lanceolate, sparsely or densely pilose; perianth of fruiting flowers longer than surrounding bracts, 1.5-4 mm long, hairy but without papilla-like hairs; style present.

achene ovoid, brown or black, glossy, 1-1.5 mm long.

Distribution:  A few collections of this species have been made in S.Aust. from disturbed areas.

S.Aust.: MU, SL, KI, SE.   N.S.W.; ?Vic.   Native to Europe, naturalised in Australia.

Conservation status: naturalised

Flowering time: Jan. — April.


SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: Those from the MU are atypical in the large size of the leaves (up to 7 cm long) and they may prove to be incorrectly identified.

Author: Not yet available


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