Parietaria judaica L.
(Pellitory-of-the-wall)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall)
FamilyURTICACEAE (nettles)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall) :
1: Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall)
1 Jul 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
growing next to house wall
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Plant - in situ (2)
2: Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall)
30 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flowering shoot - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Parietaria judaica / P. officinalis Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parietaria judaica (Pellitory-of-the-wall)
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