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Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne
Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America [Lum/Walker].
Common names: Mountain Nettle, Nettle, Stinging Nettle, giant creek nettle, hoary nettle
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Toxicity: Dermatitis   [Filmer 2008]
Elevation: between 0 and 10000 feet Family: Urticaceae
Name Status:
Recognized as current in JM93 + ICPN + PLANTS
Synonyms:
XWALK: Urtica serra
PLANTS + XWALK: Urtica holosericea
ICPN: Urtica gracilis f. densa
PLANTS: Urtica breweri
PLANTS: Urtica gracilis var. holosericea
PLANTS: Urtica gracilis var. greenei
PLANTS: Urtica gracilis ssp. holosericea
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. occidentalis
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. holosericea
PLANTS: Urtica trachycarpa
Related names:See a list of other species in the genus Urtica found in California.
See the more inclusive parent record Urtica dioica.
Distribution in California based on available records:
A shaded county indicates that there are one or more records of this plant within the county.

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    For a distribution map based on other criteria (eg. more than one record within the county), see the County Distribution Analysis for this plant.

 

  There are specimens from this county in an herbarium.
  There are documented observations, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
  There are reported observations.
  There are reported observations available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).
Records by County: Click county name to view records (numbers are approximate).
Information about  Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea  from other sources:
Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr 1993 Jepson Manual Treament from the UC Jepson Herbaria
Photos or website references on Google Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
PLANTS profile from USDA PLANTS (code = URDIH) Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant) on CNPLX

Citation:
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Feb 09, 2010).

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