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Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne
stinging nettle

       
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Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

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Synonyms:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

  URBR Urtica breweri S. Watson
  URDIH2 Urtica dioica L. var. holosericea (Nutt.) C.L. Hitchc.
  URDIO Urtica dioica L. var. occidentalis S. Watson
  URGRH Urtica gracilis Aiton ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) W.A. Weber
  URGRG Urtica gracilis Aiton var. greenei (Jeps.) Jeps.
  URGRH2 Urtica gracilis Aiton var. holosericea (Nutt.) Jeps.
  URHO2 Urtica holosericea Nutt.
  URTR2 Urtica trachycarpa Weddell
 

Native Status:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
 

Related Taxa:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 5 species in Urtica, 3 subspecies in Urtica dioica L.
 

Classification:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

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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 Urtica L. – nettle
Species Urtica dioica L. – stinging nettle
Subspecies Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne – stinging nettle
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Urtica dioica
California nettle
slender nettle
stinging nettle
tall nettle

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

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.

Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Urtica dioica:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACU FAC+ FAC+ FACW FACW FAC NI FAC FAC+ FACW FACU NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524787.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Urtica dioica L. ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

 
 
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