Parietaria hespera - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
hespera
ID:
1144071
Status:
valid
Authors:
Hinton
Source:
tro
Year:
1969
Citation Micro:
Sida 3: 293 (1969)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001143409
Common Names
- Parietaria hespera
- Western Pellitory
- Western Parietaria
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Parietaria hespera (also called Western Pellitory, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to western North America. It has a woody stem, and its leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. It grows in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, as well as in disturbed areas.
Uses & Benefits
Parietaria hespera is used as an ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage and its ability to tolerate low light conditions. It is also known for its air-purifying properties, removing toxins such as formaldehyde, benzene, and trichloroethylene from the air.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Parietaria hespera var. californica HintonParietaria hespera var. hespera
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Parietaria hespera has small, yellow-green flowers that are clustered together in the leaf axils. The seeds are small, black, and round. The seedlings have long, narrow, pointed cotyledons.
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Parietaria hespera is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. It can be found in tropical and subtropical climates.
Species in the Parietaria genus
Parietaria alsinifolia, Parietaria decoris, Parietaria cretica, Parietaria elliptica, Parietaria erronea, Parietaria debilis, Parietaria cardiostegia, Parietaria serbica, Parietaria umbricola, Parietaria lusitanica, Parietaria filamentosa, Parietaria judaica, Parietaria rechingeri, Parietaria rhodopaea, Parietaria mauritanica, Parietaria pensylvanica, Parietaria officinalis, Parietaria floridana, Parietaria hespera, Parietaria praetermissa, Parietaria feliciana, Parietaria roschanica, Parietaria lusitanica, Parietaria macrophylla, Parietaria semispeluncaria,
Species in the Urticaceae family
Archiboehmeria atrata, Astrothalamus reticulatus, Australina flaccida, Australina pusilla, Australina pusilla, Boehmeria aspera, Boehmeria balslevii, Boehmeria beyeri, Boehmeria brevirostris, Boehmeria bullata, Boehmeria burgeriana, Boehmeria caudata, Boehmeria celtidifolia, Boehmeria clidemioides, Boehmeria conica, Boehmeria cylindrica, Boehmeria densiflora, Boehmeria depauperata, Boehmeria didymogyne, Boehmeria dura, Boehmeria egregia, Boehmeria excelsa, Boehmeria grandis, Boehmeria hamiltoniana, Boehmeria helferi, Boehmeria heterophylla, Boehmeria holosericea, Boehmeria japonica, Boehmeria kiusiana, Boehmeria kurzii, Boehmeria lanceolata, Boehmeria martii, Boehmeria multiflora, Boehmeria nakashimae, Boehmeria nivea, Boehmeria ourantha, Boehmeria pavonii, Boehmeria penduliflora, Boehmeria pilosiuscula, Boehmeria platanifolia, Boehmeria polystachya, Boehmeria radiata, Boehmeria ramiflora, Boehmeria repens, Boehmeria rugosissima, Boehmeria siamensis, Boehmeria sieboldiana, Boehmeria spicigera, Boehmeria splitgerbera, Boehmeria ternifolia,
References
Billy Dan Hinton: Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hinton' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:183208-2: Based on the WCVP December 2022 data release.