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Urticaceae

Pennsylvania pellitory

Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Parietaria

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Pennsylvania pellitory: Parietaria pensylvanica 6/2021 Pennsylvania Pellitory- (Native) Pennsylvania Pellitory, Mature size: 6-12in., Leaves are thin, 1 to 3 inches long, up to ½ inch
Photo: F. D. Richards from Clinton, MI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
حشيشة الزجاج البنسلفانية
English
Pennsylvania pellitory
German
Pennsylvanisches Glaskraut
Swedish
Amerikansk väggört

Synonyms

  • Freirea pensylvanica (Muhl. ex Willd.) Jarm.
  • Helxine pennsylvanica Nieuwl.
  • Helxine pensylvanica (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nieuwl.
  • Parietaria debilis var. pensylvanica (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wedd.
  • Parietaria falcata Raf.
  • Parietaria heterophyla Raf.
  • Parietaria linguaefolia Liebm.
  • Parietaria linguifolia Liebm.
  • Parietaria obtusa Rydb.
  • Parietaria occidentalis Rydb.
  • Parietaria orizabae Liebm.
  • Parietaria pensylvanica var. microphylla Wedd.
  • Parietaria pensylvanica var. obtusa (Rydb.) Shinners
  • Parietaria rufa Raf.
  • Parietaria virgata Raf.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.