Parietaria officinalis

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Parietaria officinalis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Parietaria
Species: P. officinalis
Binomial name
Parietaria officinalis

Parietaria officinalis (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 unrelated to Anacyclus pyrethrum, also called pellitory.

External links

  • "w19 Wall pellitory (officinalis), Allergy information". Phadia AB. 2002. 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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