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Synonyms for pellitory

nounherb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers

nouna small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache

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Amorphophallus zeylanicus Engl., Arum sylvaticum Roxb., Brachyspatha sylvatica (Roxb.) Schott, Brachyspatha zeylanica (Blume) Schott, Pythonium sylvaticum (Roxb.) Wight, Synantherias sylvatica Schott English: Pellitory Anthocephalus Rubiaceae Kodom Leaf chinensis (Lam.) A.
CEFAIS gwestiwn un noson yn Llanfairpwll ambaladr ywal (Parietaria judaica; pellitory of thewall).
What saves this from sentimentality is the precision of Clare's observations: he calls the roll of pellitory (a nettle-like plant), henbane, mallows, princess-feather tree, and green-linnet's nest, shaming our ignorance.
In particular, the number of positive and negative findings were, respectively, 30 and 53 for Dermatophagoides pteronyssimus (D1), 16 and 65 for cat epithelium (E1), 38 and 46 for Lolium perenne (G5), 26 and 57 for wall pellitory (W19), and 15 and 68 for worm wood (W5).
Weed: Nettles and Wall pellitory - from late Summer to early Autumn.
AThe cutting you sent had suffered a bit from its journey in the post but I am pretty confident that it is called Pellitory of the Wall (Parietaria judaica).
ex Willd.; Pennsylvania Pellitory; Floodplain woods; Infrequent; C = 1; BSUH 17637.