Urtica dioica L.

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Synonyms:
Common names: Stinging nettle (English)
Description: Dioecious coarse, hispid perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Stems creeping and rooting at the nodes, from which erect stems arise. Leaves 4-8 cm, ovate, dentate, base usually cordate; the lower longer than their petioles. Inflorescence up to c. 10 cm, the lateral branches usually suppressed.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: dioica: with sexes on separate plants, dioecious
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Worldwide distribution: In temperate regions of the world
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Literature:

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1952). Flora of the British Isles. 1st edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Page 713.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Urtica dioica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Urtica dioica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Urtica dioica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Urtica dioica
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Urtica dioica
JSTOR Plant Science: Urtica dioica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Urtica dioica
Plants of the World Online: Urtica dioica
Tropicos: Urtica dioica
Wikipedia: Urtica dioica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Urtica dioica.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=203770, retrieved 14 December 2024

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