Parietaria

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Parietaria

Description Parietaria is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It is commonly known as pellitory or wall pellitory. The name “Parietaria” comes from the Latin “parietarius,” which means “of the walls,” referring to its common habitat on walls, rocks, and other stony places. There are about 15 species of Parietaria, which are distributed in temperate regions…