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Small-flower pellitory

Parietaria debilis

Also called New Zealand Pellitory, Shade Pellitory

Small-flower pellitory
Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Old World
Climate
subtropical

About

Parietaria debilis, commonly known as pellitory, small-flower pellitory, or native pellitory, is a herb native to Australia and New Zealand.

Where it grows

It is native to Australia and New Zealand. In Australia it is widespread in temperate regions, occurring in every state and territory. It favours well-drained sites, especially in calcareous soils.

Other Parietaria plants

Parietaria cretica · Florida pellitory · Rillita pellitory · Spreading pellitory · Chickweed Leaved Pellitory · Upright pellitory · Pennsylvania pellitory · Clustered pellitory · Pellitory

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parietaria debilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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