Urtica dioica subsp. dioica

unknown
Selected by author to be illustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Revision as of 18:19, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Stems hispid, with stinging hairs. Leaf blades abaxially hispid, both surfaces with stinging hairs. Flowers unisexual, staminate and pistillate on different plants. 2n = 52.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early fall.
Habitat: Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places
Elevation: 0-500 m

Distribution

Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Ala., Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., Tenn., Va., Wash., W.Va., native to Eurasia.

Discussion

No documented specimens of Urtica diocia var. dioica are known from Vermont; it could occur there in similar habitats.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
David E. Boufford +
unknown +
Greenland +, St. Pierre and Miquelon +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +  and native to Eurasia. +
0-500 m +
Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places +
Flowering late spring–early fall. +
Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Introduced +
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica +
Urtica dioica +
subspecies +