Calflora
Distribution by County   4118    
Hesperocnide tenella  Torr.
Western nettle,   Western stinging nettle,   Western stingingnettle
Hesperocnide tenella, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 17 Monterey: 9 San Francisco: 8 Stanislaus: 2
Butte: 8 Napa: 2 San Joaquin: 1 Sutter: 1
Colusa: 1 Orange: 24 San Luis Obispo: 64 Tehama: 2
Contra Costa: 15 Placer: 1 San Mateo: 27 Tulare: 1
Fresno: 5 Riverside: 56 Santa Barbara: 49 Ventura: 16
Kern: 8 Sacramento: 1 Santa Clara: 12 Yuba: 1
Lake: 2 San Benito: 28 Santa Cruz: 10
Los Angeles: 92 San Bernardino: 25 Siskiyou: 2
Marin: 18 San Diego: 102 Sonoma: 8

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 06/28/2022).