PLANTS Profile for Parietaria officinalis (upright pellitory)

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PLANTS Profile

Parietaria officinalis L.
upright pellitory

Symbol:

PAOF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Parietaria officinalis L.

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Distribution:
Parietaria officinalis L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, WA)

Related Taxa:
Parietaria officinalis L.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 6 species in Parietaria

Classification:
Parietaria officinalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Urticaceae – Nettle family
Genus	Parietaria L. – pellitory
Species	Parietaria officinalis L. – upright pellitory

Introduced Information:
Parietaria officinalis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Parietaria officinalis L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19168.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 09:20 AM MDT