Calflora Taxon Report
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander
American stinging nettle, California nettle
Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Urtica californicaPLANTS
Urtica cardiophyllaPLANTS
Urtica dioica var. angustifoliaPLANTS
Urtica dioica var. californicaPLANTS
Urtica dioica var. gracilisPLANTS
Urtica dioica var. lyalliiPLANTS
Urtica dioica var. proceraPLANTS
Urtica gracilisPLANTS
Urtica lyallii var. californicaPLANTS
Urtica lyalliiPLANTS
Urtica majorPLANTS
Urtica proceraPLANTS
Urtica serraPLANTS
Urtica strigosissimaPLANTS
Urtica viridisPLANTS
Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilisJEPS
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Accepted by: PLANTS
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Severe skin irritation from touching the leaf or stem of this plant.
Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian
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