Kingdom Plantae Family Urticaceae Rank Subspecies | Order Rosales Genus Urtica | |
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Similar Nettles, Urtica dioica subsp ga, Laportea canadensis, Urtica chamaedryoides, Urtica incisa | ||
Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis, the California nettle or American stinging nettle, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to most of the United States and Canada. It is either considered to be a subspecies of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), or a species in its own right: Urtica gracilis.
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Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA