Urtica urens
Annual Nettle, Burning Nettle
Other regional names: Dog Nettle +2 more
- Dog Nettle
- Dwarf Nettle
- English Stinging Nettle
Also known as: Urtica atlantica Blume +13 more
- Urtica atlantica Blume
- Urtica cubensis Klotzsch ex Herder
- Urtica minor Garsault
- Urtica minor Lam.
- Urtica minor Moench
- Urtica monoica Gilib.
- Urtica parvula Blume
- Urtica quadristipulata Dulac
- Urtica trianae Rusby
- Urtica urens f. major Zapal.
- Urtica urens f. microphylla Murr
- Urtica urens f. montana Zapal.
- Urtica urens var. lanceolata E.Nilsson
- Urtica urens var. podolica Zapal.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Urtica urens (commonly known as Annual Nettle or Burning Nettle) is an annual belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Føroyar, Galápagos, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Hawaii, Iceland, Illinois, Ireland, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Khabarovsk, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Missouri, Namibia, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Georgia, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia, Yukon