Urtica angustifolia Fisch. ex Hornem. ? (Urtica angustifolia which differs from Urtica dioica in having sparser stinging hairs and comparatively shorter petioles)
(Temp. Eurasia: Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Primorye, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Tuva, Yakutskiya as per POWO)
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Urtica dioica L. (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Alabama, Alaska, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Guatemala, Libya, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Svalbard, Tennessee, Tristan da Cunha, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia as per POWO😉

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Urtica himalayensis Kunth & Bouché


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Urtica hyperborea Jacq. ex Wedd. (Himalaya to China (NW. Sichuan, S. Gansu): China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang as per POWO)
  
 


Urtica parviflora Roxb. 

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Urtica urens L. (It is small annual herb in shady moist areas with sparse stinging hairs. Leaves are ovate, cordate at base, and inflorescence of small clusters of flowers.)
(Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, E Himalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh as per BSI Flora of India Checklist) (Temp. Eurasia, N. & NE. Tropical Africa: Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Manchuria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Socotra, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Galápagos, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Hawaii, Iceland, Illinois, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Khabarovsk, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Missouri, Namibia, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Georgia, St.Helena, Tanzania, Texas, Uruguay, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia, Yukon as per POWO)


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Keys and habitat as per Flora of Bhutan (1983):
1. Stipules 4 at each node, lateral ……………. Species 1 (U. dioica L.- Around habitations and on disturbed ground, 2400-3900 m. June-September) & 2 (U. hyperborea Weddell- Mountain slopes, 5000 m. June- July)
Stipules 2 at each node, interpetiolar ………. 2
2. Leaves simply serrate or crenate …………. Species 3 (U. parviflora Roxb.- Subtropical forests, 600- 2000 m. May- August)
Leaves doubly or triply serrate ……………….. Species 4 (U. ardens Link- Warm broad-leaved forests, 1800-2000 m. May- July) & 5 (U. mairei Leveille- Cool broad-leaved forests, 2700- 3200 m. May- August)

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BSI Flora of India Checklist (Distribution):

Name Distribution
Urtica angustifolia Indeterminate Occurrence; Species of East and North Asia, recent report from Arunachal Pradesh needs confirmation
Urtica ardens Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Northeast, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Urtica dioica Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Northeast, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Urtica hyperborea Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
Urtica mairei Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Urtica parviflora Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Urtica pilulifera Himachal Pradesh
Urtica urens Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, E Himalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh

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Binomial Habit Notes Ref. Distrib.
Urtica hyperborea Jacq. Under shrub Western Ghats,
Evergreen Forests
Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Nilgiri
Urtica parviflora Roxb. Herb Western
Ghats, Evergreen Forests
Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Nilgiri

 


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Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Urtica ardens Urtica himalayensis, Urtica zayuensis Urticaceae Himalayan Nettle
Urtica dioica Urticaceae Stinging Nettle
Urtica hyperborea Urtica kunlunshanica Urticaceae Northern Nettle

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Indigenous Drugs Of India By Chopra R N, I.C. Chopra (2006)- Details- p.561-

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Urtica: The genus Urtica edited by Gulsel M. Kavalali (2004)


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Urtica : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Urtica

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome


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Pl. go through Urtica (Urticaceae) page with images of species (mainly done by …) in efloraofindia.

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.
Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.


Kindly find attached photographs of stipules of U. parviflora with cleft.
But I have to tolerate the nettle stings many times to click these photographs.


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