Parietaria officinalis L.

Lichwort (en), Pariétaire officinale (fr), Herbe à bouteille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Parietaria

Characteristics

Erect, densely hairy perennial. Stem 30-100 cm high, simple or slightly branched. Lvs thick, dark green, dull, ovate to elliptic, acuminate, 3-12 cm long. Petioles < lamina. Cymes congested. Bracteoles < perianth at fruiting, completely free. Achenes ovoid, black, 1-1.5 mm long.
More
A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-7
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

The young leaves are cooked in mixtures.
Uses experimental purposes medicinal social use
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Bladder (unspecified), Cystitis (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Oliguria (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Intellect (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Stone (unspecified), Alterative (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Parietaria officinalis habit picture by thsnielsen (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis habit picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis habit picture by Raffaella D'Ambra (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Parietaria officinalis leaf picture by guy mercier (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis leaf picture by Harry-Capsicum-Hot Harry-Capsicum-Hot (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis leaf picture by valemtina griffe (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Parietaria officinalis flower picture by macchia1 (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis flower picture by Nicolas PELÉ (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis flower picture by ArinaK (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Parietaria officinalis fruit picture by Roberta Salvi (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis fruit picture by guy mercier (cc-by-sa)
Parietaria officinalis fruit picture by sara borghesan (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Parietaria officinalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Switzerland, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:854958-1
WFO ID wfo-0000473231
COL ID 4DMC4
BDTFX ID 47924
INPN ID 112413
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Parietaria erecta Parietaria assurgens Parietaria muralis Parietaria nitens Parietaria nitida Helxine dioscoridis Parietaria rubicunda Parietaria populifolia Parietaria officinalis