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Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.
Pennsylvania pellitory

       
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Photo of Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

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Synonyms:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

  PAOB3 Parietaria obtusa Rydb. ex Small
  PAOC4 Parietaria occidentalis Rydb.
  PAPEO Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. var. obtusa (Rydb. ex Small) Shinners
 

Distribution:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 6 species in Parietaria
 

Classification:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

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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 pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. – Pennsylvania pellitory
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
Pennsylvania pellitory              Possibly Extirpated
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Pennsylvania pellitory

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACW- FACU- FAC- FACU FACU FAC FAC FACW- FACU FACU FAC* NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor              
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Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19169.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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