Urtica urens
Common Name:
Tall Nettle
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
All regions except Gippsland Highlands, Snowfields (ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWZ) naturalised all States except NT
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Range of habitats
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Flower Description:
White
Habit:
Annual herb to 90 cm
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This is a stinging plant. Leaves are hairfree between the stinging hairs and leaves are to 5 cm long with deeply toothed margins. The larger perianth lobes of the female flowers have fringed hairs
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Conservation status:
Introduced
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria