Parietaria officinalis L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Urticaceae// Genus: Parietaria// Species: Parietaria officinalis L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1993).

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to South Europe, Ukraine, Iran and Turkmenistan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests, near rivers, ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG.

Parietaria officinalis – habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – flowering stem. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – spent inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – spent inflorescences. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – leaves. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – leaves. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis – habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis -habit. Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 28.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Parietaria officinalis (habit), Gorge of  “Kochanska” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Parietaria officinalis L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854958-1 [Accessed 17.12.2022].

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