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Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
© 2009 Margo Bors
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
© 2009 Margo Bors
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Urtica dioica  L.  ssp. gracilis  (Aiten) Selander
American stinging nettle, California Nettle, Nettle
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Toxicity: DERMATITIS   [California Poison Control System 2010]    
Elevation: between 0 and 9842 feet
Family: URTICACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Urtica found in California.
See the more inclusive parent record Urtica dioica.
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
 Other Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Urtica californica
PLANTS: Urtica strigosissima
PLANTS: Urtica serra
PLANTS: Urtica procera
PLANTS: Urtica major
PLANTS: Urtica lyallii
PLANTS: Urtica lyallii var. californica
PLANTS: Urtica gracilis
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. procera
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. lyallii
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. gracilis
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. californica
PLANTS: Urtica dioica var. angustifolia
PLANTS: Urtica cardiophylla
PLANTS: Urtica viridis




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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis  from other sources:
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website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (URDIG)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 23, 2013).

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