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The Urticaceae / ɜːrtɪˈkeɪsiː / are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus Urtica, ramie ( Boehmeria nivea ), māmaki ( Pipturus albidus ), and ajlai ( Debregeasia saeneb ).
Binomial name. Urtica dioica. L. [2] Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.
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Urtica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae. Many species have stinging hairs and may be called nettles or stinging nettles (the latter name applying particularly to U. dioica). The generic name Urtica derives from the Latin for 'sting'. Due to the stinging hairs, Urtica are rarely eaten by herbivores, but provide shelter for ...
Urticaceae is a family of flowering plants within the order Rosales, which also includes other familiar plant families such as Moraceae (figs), Cannabaceae (hemp), and Rosaceae (roses).
Common Name (s): This plant has low severity poison characteristics. Stinging Nettle is a perennial herb growing nearly worldwide. There are 5 subspecies of which 4 have stinging hairs. It occurs in moist sites along streams, meadow, and ditches, on mountain slopes, in woodland clearings, and in disturbed areas.
General information. The genera in the family of Urticaceae (Table 1) include various types of nettle. Table 1. Genera of Urticaceae. Boehmeria (false nettle) Cypholophus (lopleaf) Elatostema. Hesperocnide (stinging nettle) Laportea (laportea) Neraudia (ma’oloa) Parietaria (pellitory) Pilea (clearweed) Pipturus (pipturus) Pouzolzia (pouzolzia)
The Urticaceae comprise 50 genera and about 2,500 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Controversy exists over the inclusion of the Cecropiaceae.
