Common name:
Pellitory of the wall
Family:
Scientific name:
Parietaria judaica
Main flower color:
Range:
All areas of the British Isles except northern Scotland and central Ireland. Most common in coastal areas of the west
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Walls, verges, rocky places
Flowers:
In whorled clusters, at the leaf nodes; tiny flowers with four-lobed calyces, and no petals. Male and female flowers are borne separately, on the same plant
Leaves:
Alternate, lanceolate, untoothed, attached by short stalks and covered by soft hairs. Up to 7 cm long, on reddish, hairy stems
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
