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Parietaria pensylvanica

Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Pennsylvania Pellitory, Pennsylvania Cucumber Plant

Urticaceae (Nettle Family)

USDA Symbol: PAPE5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)







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Specimen & Label Data

Parietaria pennsylvanica

Hammerwort

Urticaceae

Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Drive, on Canyon Lake Island.
Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Dry limestone soil. Plentiful in sun and shade.

Description: Many-branched annual, 2-3 dm tall. Stems finely pubescent, not shaggy. Infloresence clusters in axils of leaves. Bracts much exceeding calyx. Leaves pale green.

County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 1, 1994
Specimen number: 197

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0762
Accession Date: May 25, 1994
Accession Number: 57

Annotations: (In flower) PCXRC

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