Urtica dioica L.
(Common Nettle)

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Urtica dioica ssp galeopsifolia
Fen Nettle
Subspecies 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrtica dioica (Common Nettle)
GenusUrtica (nettles)
FamilyURTICACEAE (nettles)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) :
1: Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
15 Apr 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Nail varnish peel of leaf surface
Image 1: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (2)Image 3: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (3)Image 4: Leaf - top surface - microscope low magnification (4)
2: Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
13 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY29 50° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: In situ
3: Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
23 Jan 1977 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on stone wall
Image 1: Stinging hairs - enlarged
4: Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
16 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Female flowers - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Urtica galeopsifolia / U. dioica Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Urtica dioica (Common Nettle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 154 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
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