Calflora
Taxon  Report   6063    
Parietaria hespera  Hinton
Pelitory,  Pellitory, Rillita pellitory, Western pellitory
Parietaria hespera, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: URTICACEAE  
Genus: Parietaria
Subspecies and Varieties:

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: (many plant communities)

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
Parietaria floridana
More information about  Parietaria hespera

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 24, 2021).