Difference between revisions of "Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis"
Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 41: 271. 1947.
EndemicIllustrated
Basionym: Urtica gracilis Aiton Hort. Kew. 3: 341. 1789
Synonyms: Urtica californica Greene Urtica dioica var. angustifolia Schlechtendal Urtica dioica var. californica (Greene) C. L. Hitchcock Urtica dioica var. gracilis (Aiton) R. L. Taylor & MacBryde Urtica dioica var. lyallii (S. Watson) C. L. Hitchcock Urtica dioica var. procera (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Weddell Urtica lyallii Urtica lyallii var. californica (Greene) Jepson Urtica procera Urtica viridis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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| − | |distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. | + | |distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo. |
|discussion=<p>Native Americans used <i>Urtica dioica </i>subsp.<i> gracilis</i> medicinally for rheumatism, upset stomach,childbirth, paralysis, fevers, colds, tuberculosis, and as a general tonic, and as a witchcraft medicine (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> | |discussion=<p>Native Americans used <i>Urtica dioica </i>subsp.<i> gracilis</i> medicinally for rheumatism, upset stomach,childbirth, paralysis, fevers, colds, tuberculosis, and as a general tonic, and as a witchcraft medicine (D. E. Moerman 1986).</p> | ||
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|habitat=Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places | |habitat=Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places | ||
|elevation=0-3100 m | |elevation=0-3100 m | ||
| − | |distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr. | + | |distribution=St. Pierre and Miquelon;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld. and Labr.;N.W.T.;N.S.;Ont.;P.E.I.;Que.;Sask.;Yukon;Ala.;Alaska;Ariz.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo. |
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|publication title=Svensk Bot. Tidskr. | |publication title=Svensk Bot. Tidskr. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:24, 29 February 2024
Stems glabrous or strigose, with a few stinging hairs. Leaf blades abaxially bearing stinging hairs, otherwise glabrous or puberulent, adaxially without or rarely with a few stinging hairs. Flowers unisexual, staminate and pistillate mostly on same plant. 2n = 26, 52.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places
Elevation: 0-3100 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
Native Americans used Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis medicinally for rheumatism, upset stomach,childbirth, paralysis, fevers, colds, tuberculosis, and as a general tonic, and as a witchcraft medicine (D. E. Moerman 1986).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. + and Wyo. +
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