Urtica dioica Calflora

Taxon Report 8443

Urtica dioica L.

Stinging nettle

2009 John W. Wall

2007 Louis-M. Landry

2003 Michael Charters

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


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Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Urtica
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. dioica ... ssp. gracilis ... ssp. holosericea

Toxicity: DERMATITIS Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Urtica dioica


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (URDI) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/03/2021).