Urtica dioica ssp galeopsifolia (Wierzb. ex Opiz) Chrtek
(Fen Nettle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesUrtica dioica ssp galeopsifolia (Fen Nettle)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Urtica galeopsifolia / U. dioica Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Godrey, M.F. & Leak, A. 2005 Urtica galeopsifolia, a request for records BSBI News No 100: 52, Plate 5.
McAllister, H.A. 1999 Urtica galeopsifolia Wierzb. ex Opiz (Urticaceae) confirmed for Britain by its chromosome number Watsonia Vol 22: 275-278.

Urtica dioica ssp galeopsifolia (Fen 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 ssp galeopsifolia (Fen Nettle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urtica dioica ssp galeopsifolia (Fen Nettle)

Only recently recognised as British, the Fen Nettle is widespread in fens in southern Britain.

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