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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
FAMILY
Urticaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about European Stinging Nettle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-02-001:
Urtica dioica FAMILY Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Urtica dioica var. dioica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urtica dioica
COMMON NAME:
European Stinging Nettle, Great Nettle
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_111
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JK Marlow jkm150422_408
April Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm150422_439
April Jackson County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmudioica_rm1
Month Unknown NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Stems & leaf blades strongly hispid w stinging hairs (on both leaf surfaces), per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmudioica_rm2
Month Unknown NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Inflorescences usually surpassing the subtending leaf petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
False Nettle, Wood Nettle and Stinging Nettle
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Urtica dioica ssp. dioica
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-02-001:
Urtica dioica
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Urtica dioica var. dioica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Urtica dioica
1571
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Bottomlands, roadsides, other disturbed areas, primarily in calcareous soils, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare or waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes present
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
Petals absent
4 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p220
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p147
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p438?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p001?
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006) p244?
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p060?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p050?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p071?
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