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Urticaceae
Urtica

not marked as a favorite taxon Urtica Linnaeus. Common name: Stinging Nettle.

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A genus of about 80 species, annual and perennial herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but primarily in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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References: Boufford (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Friis (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Grosse-Veldmann & Weigend (2017); Henning et al. (2014); Woodland (1982); Woodland et al. (1982). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Urtica© Gary P. Fleming | Urtica dioica ssp. dioica | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Urtica© Erik Danielson | Urtica dioica ssp. dioica source
image #3 of Urtica© Oleg Kosterin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Oleg Kosterin | Urtica pilulifera source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Urtica© Keith Bradley | Urtica chamaedryoides | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Urtica© Gary P. Fleming | Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Urtica© Jens N. Lallensack, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jens N. Lallensack | Urtica pilulifera source | Original Image ⭷

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