Parietaria officinalis L. is a plant in the Urticaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Parietaria officinalis L.
Parietaria officinalis L. is a non-stinging nettle family plant whose pollen causes allergies, and it was historically used to make metheglins.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Parietaria officinalis L., commonly called eastern pellitory-of-the-wall, upright pellitory, and lichwort, is a species in the nettle plant family. Unlike many nettles, its leaves do not have stinging hairs. It typically grows on waste ground and on walls, which is the origin of its common name pellitory-of-the-wall. Pollen from this plant is a common trigger for allergies. Historically, the species was used to produce certain types of metheglin.
Photo: (c) zebra1193, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by zebra1193 · cc-by-nc
Cecropia schreberiana Miq.
Cecropia obtusifolia Bertol.
Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh
Urtica thunbergiana Siebold & Zucc.
Urtica gracilis Aiton
Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray ex H.Mann
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
Identify Parietaria officinalis L. instantly — even offline
iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.
Download iNature — FreeDownload iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
