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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 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)

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