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Urtica urens

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Urtica urens

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Also known as Small Nettle

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Urtica urens, commonly known as Small Nettle or burning nettle, is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It belongs to the genus Urtica and is classified within the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces fruit in the form of a capsule.

Its taxonomic range includes Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2012, while a regional conservation status lists it as Near Threatened. Occurrence records have been documented in Poland, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, and Mexico.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Urtica urens

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyUrticaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia
Observations recorded147,888

Common Name: burning nettle

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,618
With media
2,296
Family
Urticaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, SBBG, CMN, CHAS, INECOL, UTEP
Recorded in
Poland, United States, Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Czech Republic

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Urtica
Image
Urtica urens 002.JPG
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taxon name
Urtica urens
Commons category
Urtica urens
Commons gallery
Urtica urens
taxon common name
mala kopriva
has fruit type
capsule
short name
U. urens
regional conservation status
Near Threatened
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Encyclopedic overview

Urtica urens, commonly known as annual nettle, dwarf nettle, small nettle, dog nettle, burning nettle, or bush nettle is a herbaceous annual flowering plant species in the nettle family Urticaceae. It is native to Eurasia, including the Himalayan regions of Kalimpong, Darjeeling and Sikkim in India and can be found in North America, New Zealand and South Africa as an introduced species. It is reputed to sting more strongly than Urtica dioica (common nettle).

Description

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