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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Nettles and Allies
  7. Urticeae
  8. Nettles

genus

Nettles

Urtica

Traits
Includes
2 native 2 introduced 4 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Urtica dioica 1 native
  • Dwarf Nettle introduced
  • Mediterranean Nettle
  • Japanese Nettle present
  • Heartleaf Nettle native
  • Siberian Hemp-nettle
  • Tree Nettle
  • Roman Nettle
  • Mountain Nettle
  • Horehound-leaf Nettle

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native nettles All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Slender Stinging Nettle Urtica gracilis caterpillars 20 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 9
  • Heartleaf Nettle Urtica chamaedryoides caterpillars 14 food 1 flowers 1

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