Pennsylvania Pellitory

parietaria pensylvanica

The Pennsylvania Pellitory is a small, green plant that loves to grow in shady spots. Its tiny flowers are a great place for butterflies and bees to visit!

Lebensraum: Typically found in urban areas, gardens, and along roadsides.

Aussehen

The Pennsylvania Pellitory has slender, often reddish stems covered in fine hairs, and bright green, oval-shaped leaves that grow alternately. Its tiny, greenish-white flowers are inconspicuous, clustered directly in the axils where leaves meet the stem, blending in with the foliage.

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Pennsylvania Pellitory

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its leaves feel like nature's Velcro, thanks to thousands of tiny, hooked hairs!

It’s sometimes called 'clearweed' because its stems don't ooze a milky sap when broken!

Pennsylvania Pellitory seeds are super sticky, hitching free rides on passing animals!

This plant can 'sneeze' its pollen with explosive force, sending tiny clouds into the air!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Pennsylvania Pellitory has tiny, hooked hairs that help it cling to surfaces, and its green flowers blend right in to avoid being easily spotted.

Pennsylvania Pellitory can grow in the tiniest cracks of walls and sidewalks, allowing it to colonize urban spaces where other plants can't.

Pennsylvania Pellitory produces many seeds quickly, helping it rapidly establish itself in new, disturbed areas before competitors arrive.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 10-40 cm
Ausbreitung: 5-20 cm
Blütengröße: 0.1-0.2 cm
Blütezeit: Sommer
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Keine
Lebenszyklus: Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer browse on its tender leaves and stems.

eaten by

Virginia Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Its caterpillars munch on the leaves.

eaten by

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

These birds enjoy feasting on its tiny seeds.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.