Native Plants
Parietaria pensylvanica
Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.
Pennsylvania Pellitory, Pennsylvania Cucumber Plant
Urticaceae (Nettle Family)
USDA Symbol: PAPE5USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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)
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