Urticaceae

Florida pellitory

Parietaria floridana Nutt.

Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Parietaria

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Florida pellitory (Parietaria floridana) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Florida pellitory

Synonyms

Freirea floridana (Nutt.) Jarm.
Parietaria debilis var. floridana (Nutt.) Wedd.
Parietaria globulifera Larrañaga
Parietaria nummularia Small
Parietaria pensylvanica var. floridana (Nutt.) Wedd.
Parietaria rotundifolia Raf.
Parietaria suffruticosa Raf.

Flowers

In flower: February (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeanene Arrington-Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: monkeyjodey, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.