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European stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
European stinging nettle Nettle Family
Urtica dioica Urticaceae
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common names
  European stinging nettle
  Great stinging nettle
accepted scientific name
  •Urtica dioica L.
rules for finding collection records
  Urtica dioica - (16575)
  Urtica dioica dioica (283)
family name
  • Urticaceae
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.1 to 0.2 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed beginning of February thru end of November

How Likely at this Location (60%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (36%)
The new name for stinging nettles in North America is Urtica gracilis.
base map where plant found
mag select

Riparian
Forest
Disturbed
Wetland
Brush
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present

There are both native and introduced subspecies.