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Urtica
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'.

Urtica dioica
species of plant
Urtica urens
species of plant

Urtica pilulifera
species of plant

Urtica cannabina
species of plant

Urtica membranacea
species of plant

Urtica thunbergiana
species of plant

Urtica kioviensis
species of plant

Urtica ferox
species of plant

Urtica angustifolia
species of plant

Urtica morifolia
species of plant
Urtica incisa
species of plant
Urtica chamaedryoides
species of plant
Urtica hyperborea
species of plant

Urtica fissa
species of plant
Urtica rupestris
species of plant
Urtica mexicana
species of plant

Urtica taiwaniana
species of plant
Urtica dioica galeopsifolia
subspecies of plant
Urtica australis
species of plant
Urtica aspera
species of plant
Urtica massaica
species of plant
Urtica urentivelutina
species of plant
3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran
3,4-Divanillyltetrahydrofuran is a lignan found in an Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) subspecies. This same compound may also be found in other lignan-containing plant sources such as Linum usitatissimum (flax seed).