Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Calflora

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Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander

American stinging nettle, California nettle

2020 Bob Sweatt

2007 Toni Corelli

2007 Matt Below

2020 Bob Sweatt

2009 Margo Bors

2020 Bob Sweatt

2021 Chuck Kozak

2009 Margo Bors

2007 Matt Below

Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Parent:	Urtica dioica
Genus:	Urtica
Family:	Urticaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Dermal

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Urtica californica
PLANTS	Urtica cardiophylla
PLANTS	Urtica dioica var. angustifolia
PLANTS	Urtica dioica var. californica
PLANTS	Urtica dioica var. gracilis
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Information about Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (URDIG) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/30/2023).