Urticaceae
Herbs
Leaves alternate
Leaves symmetric at the base or nearly so, with 3–5 principal veins from the base
Leaves entire Parietaria
Perennial 30–60 cm high, with crisped hairs on stems and leaves and a woody rootstock. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate to ovate, mostly 1–4 cm long, 3- or 5-veined. Weed in Sydney suburbs. Introd. from Europe. Pellitory Parietaria judaica