Flower ID: IMG_3136.JPG-07-26-2024 Flower name (scientific): Parietaria pensylvanica Muhlenberg ex Willdenow PY: 1806. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) par-ee-uh-TAIR-ee-uh pen-sill-VAN-ee-ka Flower name (common): Pennsylvania Pellitory Family name (common): Nettle Family name (scientific): Urticaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin parietis meaning of the wall, a term used by Pliny for plants growing on walls. This refers to some species of the genus Parietaria found growing on or at the foot of walls. Specific epithet: Of or from Pennsylvania. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.02 to 0.04 inches (0.5 to 1 mm) approximate estimate Petal count: 0 (no petals) Color: green Other: flower arrangement, Whorl Plant description: Size: 6 to 24 inches (15 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly to broadly elliptic, lanceolate, oblong, or ovate (FNA), lanceolate to ovate or rhombic (MO) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.794732 Longitude: -91.499822 Altitude: 286.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na