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Parietaria floridana

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Urticaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Rosales

Genus
  
Parietaria

Similar
  
Parietaria hespera, Parietaria pensylvanica, Parietaria, Parietaria debilis, Urtica chamaedryoides

Parietaria floridana, common name Florida pellitory, is a plant species native to the southeastern United States, the West Indies, and much of Latin America. In the US, the heart of its range extends from Florida, to Georgia and North and South Carolina, with isolated populations reported in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Hampshire, Kentucky and Delaware. Some populations in California have in the past been referred to as P. floridana but are now regarded as a separate species, P. hespera.

Parietaria floridana is a branched herb growing up to 40 cm tall, sometimes running along the ground. Leaves are up to 3 cm long. Flowers are up to 4 mm across. Achenes are less than 0.9 mm long.

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Parietaria floridana Wikipedia