Parietaria officinalis
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| Parietaria officinalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Parietaria |
| Species: | P. officinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parietaria officinalis L. | |
Parietaria officinalis, the pellitory-of-the-wall, also known as lichwort, is a plant of the nettle family. Its leaves, however, are non-stinging. The plant grows on rubbish and on walls, hence the name. It was once used as a medicinal herb and in the making of certain metheglins.
It is in a different family from Anacyclus pyrethrum, also called pellitory.
References
- "w19 Wall pellitory (officinalis), Allergy information". Phadia AB. 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2006-07-08.
- "Parietaria officinalis L. (upright pellitory)". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2006-07-08.
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