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Urtica urens

Burning Nettle

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155960

Element CodePDURT0D040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderUrticales

FamilyUrticaceae

GenusUrtica

Other Common Names

Dwarf Nettle (EN) dwarf nettle (EN) Ortie brûlante (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Maine	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (12)

California (12)

Area	Forest	Acres
Antimony	Los Padres National Forest	40,911
Arroyo Seco	Angeles National Forest	4,703
Bear Canyon	Los Padres National Forest	14,328
Bear Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	913
Black Mtn.	Sequoia National Forest	15,102
Coldwater	Cleveland National Forest	8,402
Fox Mountain	Los Padres National Forest	52,072
Mill Creek	Sequoia National Forest	27,643
Nordhoff	Los Padres National Forest	12,031
San Sevaine	San Bernardino National Forest	6,866
Strawberry Peak	Angeles National Forest	7,245
Wildhorse	Cleveland National Forest	1,483

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.