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
Pennsylvania Pelitory
Urticaceae
Location: 20 m N of E end of East-West Path--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dense, extensive colony in half-day shade, on caliche, among Poaceae.
Description: Weak stemmed, slender annual; finely pubescent. Petioles thread-like. Leaves medium-green, rhombic-lanceolate. Flower clusters sessil in most axils. Bracts of involucre linear, obtuse, much exceeding calyx. Calyx lobes acute.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 4, 1994
Specimen number: 582
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0869
Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
Accession Number: 66
Annotations: PXFRB Polygamous (In fruit)