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Urtica urens L.
dwarf nettle
Symbol: URUR
Group: Dicot
Family: Urticaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Urtica urens (dwarf nettle) to enlarge it and download  a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 635. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State


Urtica urens L.

URUR

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Urtica urens L.

View 15 genera in Urticaceae, 5 species in Urtica

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Classification:
Urtica urens L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Hamamelidae
                      Order Urticales
                         Family Urticaceae – Nettle family
                            Genus Urtica L. – nettle
                               Species Urtica urens L. – dwarf nettle

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Introduced Information:
Urtica urens L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Urtica urens L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19158.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Urtica urens L.

    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
    Weed Science Society of America

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