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Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Pennsylvania pellitory, Pennsylvania cucumber plant
Urticaceae (Nettle Family)

USDA Symbol: PAPE5
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Parietaria pensylvanica

Hammerwort, Pellitory

Urticaceae

Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, Texas 78023.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Very prevalent in shade under Juniperus ashii. Soil conditions rocky, but with dirt and humus.

Description: Erect annual, mature calyx is campanulate, subglobose, to 2 mm. Stems simple and pubescent, slender. Leaves with slender petioles, elliptic-lanceolate, to 4 cm, petioles 2 cm. Flower clusters sessile, bracts exceeding calyx.

County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
 Collection Date: May 3, 1994
 Specimen number: 56

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 1076
 Accession Date: Jun 19, 1996
 Accession Number: 89

Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)

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