NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Parietaria hespera

Rillita Pellitory

A member of the Urticaceae, the Nettle Family

Flowering branches of Parietaria hespera, Burro Creek Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flowering branches, the tiny, greenish flowers visible at the leaf nodes.
Burro Creek Recreation Area, Mohave County; along Burro Creek north of campground.

10 February 2008.

 

Foliage detail, Parietaria hespera, Burro Creek Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona.

Foliage detail, same plant as top image.

10 February 2008.

 

Habit, Parietaria hespera, Burro Creek Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, same plant as prior images.
Pen shown for scale.

10 February 2008.

 

Habitat, Parietaria hespera, Burro Creek Recreation Area, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat, same plant as prior images, left center.

10 February 2008.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.


This page created 2 April 2009; revised 11 April 2009.

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