*Urtica dioica Linnaeus ssp. dioica . Common name: European Stinging Nettle, Great Nettle. Phenology: May-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Bottomlands, roadsides, other disturbed areas, primarily in calcareous soils. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: See U. gracilis for discussion of the two taxa.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA3, GrPl, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Grosse-Veldmann & Weigend (2017), Henning et al (2014), Woodland (1982); = Urtica dioica L. — F, S, S13, Va, WV; = Urtica dioica L. var. dioica — C, G; < Urtica dioica L. — RAB, Tat, W, WH3; Urtica dioica L. Basionym: Urtica dioica L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Urtica dioica ssp. dioica - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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