Parietaria officinalis - pellitory-of-the-wall

	DISSEMINATION

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