Urtica
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
Nettle
Annual or perennial, monoecious or dioecious, herbs, usually with stinging hairs. Leaves opposite, simple; stipules lateral. Inflorescences axillary, often paired, comprising lax, cymose panicles. Flowers unisexual, in small cymose clusters. Perianth 4-merous. Male flowers: perianth segments free, in 2 subequal pairs; stamens 4; ovary rudimentary. Female flowers: perianth segments unequal; ovary o... © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Urticaceae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
3.77%
2 of 53 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- a228adc1-ee19-4af2-915c-50f39cbe1b59
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility