Photographs: Co. Cork

Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Feabhraíd Family: Urticaceae Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native. Clusters of tiny red-green flowers in the leaf axils are mostly hermaphrodite and are followed by black, shiny seeds. The leaves are un-toothed, alternate and lanceolate without stipules. A downy/hairy plant with reddish stems which are branched and spreading but do not root at the nodes. Height/spread is usually 20-40cm. but can grow taller. Usually found on old walls but occasionally grows on rocks or shingle beaches. Most frequent in the southern half of Ireland.

Pellitory-of-the-wall, Parietaria judaica, Feabhraíd