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Read more about Canada Wood-nettle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Laportea canadensis
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Laportea canadensis
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-01-001:
Laportea canadensis
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Laportea canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Canada Wood-nettle
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JK Marlow jkm090405_029
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm120424_528
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Often forms the dominant herbaceous layer in rich cove forests by midsummer, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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Keith Bradley kab_l_canadensis_0703
May Richland County SC
Three Rivers Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm100730_259
July Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm100730_263
July Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Leaves alternate, broadly ovate, sharply toothed, 3-6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Tim Spira tpslcanadensis
July
Flowers in terminal & axillary panicles: the upper female, lower male, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm150808_666
August McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3059
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3062
August Greenville County SC
Leaves egg-shaped and coarsely toothed; stem bristly with stinging hairs, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
COMPARE
False Nettle, Wood Nettle and Stinging Nettle
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JK Marlow jkm111008_813
October Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Achenes crescent-shaped, pendulous on winged pedicels, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.