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dwarf nettle
Urtica urens
Urtica urens
dwarf nettle Nettle Family
Urtica urens Urticaceae
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common name
  dwarf nettle
accepted scientific name
  Urtica urens L.
rules for finding collection records
  Urtica urens (20)
family name
  • Urticaceae
Image Author: ©2010 Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Image License: public domain
Image Source
Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.05 inches
Leaf: Opposite
Plant Observed All Year
Native to Eurasia. Naturalized in Hawaii.

How Likely at this Location (12%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (27%)
where plant found
mag select

Brush
Grassland
Forest
Disturbed
Aquatic
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
grid lines base


Names

Accepted Scientific Name

Urtica urens   L.   (TSN: 19158, Index: 938)


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Common Names



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