PLANTS Profile for Laportea canadensis (Canadian woodnettle)

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Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell
Canadian woodnettle

Symbol:

LACA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX. Usage Requirements.

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Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

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Synonyms:
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

	URCA6	Urtica canadensis L.
	URDI3	Urticastrum divaricatum (L.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 5 species in Laportea

Classification:
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Urticaceae – Nettle family
Genus	Laportea Gaudich. – laportea
Species	Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell – Canadian woodnettle

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 5

Reg. 6

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution 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 19127.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:27 AM CDT