Parietaria pensylvanica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Urticaceae
Family (Traditional)	Urticaceae
Genus	Parietaria
Species:	Parietaria pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name	Pennsylvania Pellitory
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 0; Stamen Number: 4
C value	3
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Parietaria obtusa	Parietaria obtusa Rydb. ex Small
Parietaria occidentalis	Parietaria occidentalis Rydb.
Parietaria pensylvanica var. obtusa	Parietaria pensylvanica var. obtusa (Rydb. ex Small) Shinners
Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica	Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Bourbon (KY), Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Grant (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Menifee (KY), Monroe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Shelby (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Woodford (KY), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Cheatham (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hardin (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Perry (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1942 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100693140	Estill	Kentucky	10 Jun 1981	Richard Hannan 6970	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693165	Franklin	Kentucky	04 May 1981	Richard Hannan 6157	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693322	Warren	Kentucky	11 Jun 1971	Kenneth A. Nicely 3314	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693116	Clinton	Kentucky	02 Aug 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-777a	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693173	Franklin	Kentucky	11 Jun 1981	John MacGregor FR-470	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693306	Robertson	Kentucky	20 Jun 2002	Timothy J. Weckman 7335	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693272	Marion	Kentucky	18 Jun 1981	Richard Hannan 7185	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693280	Nelson	Kentucky	17 Jun 1981	Richard Hannan 7162	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100743721	Franklin	Kentucky	03 Aug 1978	John MacGregor FR- 197	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693264	Madison	Kentucky	16 Jun 1993	Gary W. Libby OB-424	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693199	Harlan	Kentucky	26 May 1994	Bryce D. Fields 820	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693371	Smith	Tennessee	04 May 1980	T. Filipczak 128	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693074	Carlisle	Kentucky	13 May 1971	Elizabeth M. Browne 71E14.13	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693249	Madison	Kentucky	15 Jul 1989	Ronald L. Jones	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693207	Jefferson	Kentucky	01 Jun 2006	Patricia D. Haragan 888	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693298	Powell	Kentucky	08 Jun 2000	Timothy J. Weckman 5724	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693231	Laurel	Kentucky	01 Jun 1985	Ralph L. Thompson 85-287	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100743739	Menifee	Kentucky	19 Jun 1979	Richard H. Hannan 2389	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693223	Jessamine	Kentucky	28 Jul 1982	Ronald L. Jones 3888	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693348	Woodford	Kentucky	29 Jul 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 3075	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100852688	Menifee	Kentucky	21 Jun 1984	C. Brown 123	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693090	Calloway	Kentucky	27 May 1985	R. Athey 5099	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693363	Cheatham	Tennessee	26 Jun 1976	Ronald L. Jones 1591	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100718319	Fayette	Kentucky	25 Jul 1956	Mary E. Wharton 10375	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693330	Woodford	Kentucky	19 Jun 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 2908	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693124	Elliott	Kentucky	07 Jul 2012	M. Greene s.n.	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693181	Franklin	Kentucky	19 May 1990	Ronald L. Jones 6332	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693157	Fayette	Kentucky	04 Jul 1962	Elizabeth M. Browne 5734	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693215	Jessamine	Kentucky	04 Jun 1978	Johnnie B. Varner 11088	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022172	Monroe	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022170	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022167	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022166	Clark	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022175	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022171	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022174	Powell	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	05 Jun 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020083	Owen	Kentucky	16 Jul 2004	Thieret, John 61825	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020087	Kenton	Kentucky	22 May 1977	Applegarth, Patrick 167	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020090	Carter	Kentucky	02 Jul 1973	Roberts, Marvin 3708	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693066	Anderson	Kentucky	14 Jun 1978	William S. Bryant 111	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693082	Carter	Kentucky	10 Jun 1987	Allison W. Cusick 26523	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693256	Madison	Kentucky	23 Jun 1978	J. Stuart Lassetter 2977	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693314	Rockcastle	Kentucky	12 May 1990	Neal Denton 1095	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
31234100693108	Christian	Kentucky	05 Jun 1980	Richard Hannan 3938	EKY Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022165	Campbell	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022173	Monroe	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022168	Laurel	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022169	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022177	Trigg	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
BEREA022176	Rockcastle	Kentucky			BEREA Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020086	Bullitt	Kentucky	03 Aug 1979	Thieret, John 51136	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020084	Grant	Kentucky	02 Jun 1997	Thieret, John 60083	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020088	Campbell	Kentucky	31 Jul 1982	Buddell, George 644	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020092	Jefferson	Kentucky	04 Jun 1976	Thieret, John 48936	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
31973000020091	Trimble	Kentucky	09 Jun 1984	Thieret, John 55114	KNK Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085211	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085250	Hickman	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085198	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085208	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085252	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085187	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085197	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085251	Houston	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085206	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085247	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085241	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085256	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085242	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085229	Madison	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085248	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085201	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085194	Perry	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085193	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085196	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085228	Carlisle	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085210	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085205	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085207	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085185	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085209	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085192	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085258	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085236	Hamblen	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085203	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085230	Woodford	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085240	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085238	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085257	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085271	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085195	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085272	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085245	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085202	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085188	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085204	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085249	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085243	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085227	Anderson	Kentucky			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085191	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085244	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085254	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085239	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085189	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085255	Lake	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085186	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085253	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085237	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010430	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010429	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010434	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085246	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085200	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085190	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
TENN-V-0085199	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010432	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010426	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010431	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010428	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000944	Estill	Kentucky	08 Jul 2009	Dwayne Estes with Ralph Thompson and Paul Threadgill 10694	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000940	Christian	Kentucky	17 Jun 1993	S M Noel 93-076	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0041369	Logan	Kentucky	10 Jun 2015	Mason Brock	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000942	Smith	Tennessee	15 May 2005	D Estes 7190	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000937	Stewart	Tennessee	26 Jun 1984	E W Chester 84-222	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0080796	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
UCHT010427	DeKalb	Tennessee			UCHT Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0083332	Jefferson	Kentucky	29 May 1982	Max Medley	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000938	Lake	Tennessee	28 May 1986	M Guthrie 972	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0053691	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0076260	Fayette	Kentucky	13 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0079460	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0069187	Oldham	Kentucky	08 Jul 1984	Max Medley	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000927	Trigg	Kentucky	20 Jul 1965	W H Ellis 412	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0057052	McCracken	Kentucky	01 Jul 2014	Chris Mausert-Mooney	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0096061	Jefferson	Kentucky	29 May 1982	Max Medley	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0103578	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000941	Montgomery	Tennessee	29 May 2001	S M Fletcher, S Gunn 58	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0086880	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0063244	Marshall	Kentucky	10 Jul 1969		APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0041189	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000920	Trigg	Kentucky	12 Jul 1985	E W Chester 85-460	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0069003	Shelby	Kentucky	30 Jun 1984	Max Medley	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000935	Montgomery	Tennessee	14 May 1942	R E Shanks 1336	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0104881	Bourbon	Kentucky	24 Jul 2018	Mason Brock	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000929	Robertson	Tennessee	08 Jun 1984	K Souza, E W Chester 84-184	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0101776	Jessamine	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0061825	McCracken	Kentucky	08 Jun 1972	Raymond Athey	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000928	Houston	Tennessee	19 May 1984	E W Chester 84-92	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000933	Montgomery	Tennessee	05 Jul 1981	E W Chester 81-475	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000931	Montgomery	Tennessee	03 Jun 1982	E W Chester 82-343	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000924	Lyon	Kentucky	26 May 1987	E W Chester 87-220	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0063133	Logan	Kentucky	08 Jun 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000926	Stewart	Tennessee	04 Jun 1980	J Stack, E W Chester 360	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000932	Montgomery	Tennessee	08 Jun 1948	A Clebsch 55	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0063247	Oldham	Kentucky	18 Jun 1956	James Matthews	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0102154	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000923	Trigg	Kentucky	18 Jun 2004	R L Thompson, D B Poindexter 4-817	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000930	Montgomery	Tennessee	08 Jul 1983	E W Chester 83-193	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000925	Trigg	Kentucky	04 Jun 1966	W H Ellis 1362	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0057300	Morgan	Tennessee			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0061827	Warren	Kentucky	27 Jun 1968	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000943	Wilson	Tennessee	15 Jun 2003	D Estes 4825	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU016679	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU019263	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU016680	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
MTSU009376	Cannon	Tennessee	02 Oct 2001	Dwayne Estes	MTSU Parietaria pensylvanica
UOS06153	Franklin	Tennessee	15 Jun 2007	Yolande M. Gottfried	UOS Parietaria pensylvanica
MEM017213	Lauderdale	Tennessee	05 Jul 1972	Patrick Keiran 448a	MEM Parietaria pensylvanica
MEM013420	Bourbon	Kentucky	13 Oct 1961	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 4920	MEM Parietaria pensylvanica
MEM003233	Crittenden	Kentucky	09 May 1969	Raymond Athey 607	MEM Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000921	Lyon	Kentucky	14 Jun 1985	E W Chester 85-293	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000922	Lyon	Kentucky	29 May 1985	E W Chester 85-264	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0095439	Clay	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000939	Henry	Tennessee	16 May 1990	E W Chester, S Holt 90-158	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0118690	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
APSC0000934	Montgomery	Tennessee	08 Jun 1974	E W Chester 2727	APSC Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU016681	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU030434	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
HTTU014747	Muhlenberg	Kentucky			HTTU Parietaria pensylvanica
UOS06155	Van Buren	Tennessee	17 May 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Parietaria pensylvanica
MEM020770	McNairy	Tennessee	27 Aug 2013	Darrell W. Brandon 1198	MEM Parietaria pensylvanica

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