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Nettle Family
2 species
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Urtica
Species: Dioica
Perennial - leaves and stems covered in stinging hairs -
family and genus names are derived from the Latin "uro"
(burn) - dioecious - native to North America
family and genus names are derived from the Latin "uro"
(burn) - dioecious - native to North America
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated October 30 2010
More Stinging Nettle
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Laportea
Species: Canadensis
Perennial - also known as Canada Nettle - stems
covered in stinging hairs - usually monoecious - native to
eastern North America
covered in stinging hairs - usually monoecious - native to
eastern North America
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated November 9 2014
More Wood Nettle
Order: Rosales (formerly Urticales)
Order: Rosales (formerly Urticales)
Wood Nettle - flower approx. 3 mm - fruit approx. 3 mm - leaves to 20 cm - height to 1 m - Kortright Centre for Conservation - August 2011
Stinging Nettle - catkin to 8 cm - leaves 5 to 10 cm - height 60 cm to 1.2 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - August 2010
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Pilea
Species: Pumila
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida
Updated October 7 2015
More Clearweed
Order: Rosales (formerly Urticales)
Annual - also known as Canadian Clearweed, Richweed -
monoecious or dioecious - native to eastern North America
monoecious or dioecious - native to eastern North America
Clearweed - flower approx. 3 mm - fruit approx. 2 mm - leaves to 10 cm - height to 60 cm - High Park - October 2015