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SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
THUMBNAILS
Kingdom Plantae
Sub Kingdom Tracheobionta (vascular plant)
Superdivision Spermatophyta (seed plant)
Division Magnoliophyta (flowering plant)
Class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon)
Order Urticales
Family Urticaceae
Genus Parietaria
Species officinalis
Classification L.
Common Name pellitory-of-the-wall

Geographic Range it is native to south-eastern Europe.
Physical Characteristics herbaceous, perennial, bushy, branched plant. It may be from 30 to 60 centimeters high. The stems are reddish, erect, fleshy and pubescent. The leaves are narrow, oval, petiolated, alternate, from 4 to 8 centimeters long; the upper surface is smooth while the under surface is covered with short hairs. The inflorescences are sessile and they are made up of a central female flower surrounded by 4-5 male flowers and they are located at the axil of the leaves. The flowers are green. The fruit is a small elliptical achene and contains one seed. The whole plant is covered with dense and quite stiff hairs.
Habitat it prefers shadowed areas; it is found on rocks, old walls, in woods and in dry places.

Sources  
References Botanical.com
Web References http://www.botanical.com/
Source of the photo http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jean-jacques.lelez/fleurs/parietaire.htm

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