species 42,647 observations
Slender Stinging Nettle
Urtica gracilis
Field notes
Supports All
34
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Red Admiral, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Question Mark, Eastern Comma
20
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Agromyza pseudoreptans
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Colladonus mendicus, Two-striped Planthopper, Dark Green Nettle Aphid, Common Green Capsid
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Fall Webworm Moth, Lorquin's Admiral, Buffalo Treehopper, Vulgichneumon brevicinctor
9
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided