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| Common names: | Stinging nettle (English) |
| Description: | Dioecious coarse, hispid perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall. Stems creeping and rooting at the nodes, from which erect stems arise. Leaves 4-8 cm, ovate, dentate, base usually cordate; the lower longer than their petioles. Inflorescence up to c. 10 cm, the lateral branches usually suppressed. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | dioica: with sexes on separate plants, dioecious |
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| Worldwide distribution: | In temperate regions of the world |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Warburg, E.F. (1952). Flora of the British Isles. 1st edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Page 713. |