Biology:Urtica cannabina

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Urtica cannabina
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At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Urtica
Species:
U. cannabina
Binomial name
Urtica cannabina
Synonyms[1]

Urtica cannabina f. angustiloba Y.C.Chu

Urtica cannabina, the hemp nettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.[2][3] It is native to Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia, and northern and central China, and has been introduced to Ukraine, European Russia, and the Russian Far East.[1] A perennial herb typically 50 to 150 cm (20 to 59 in) tall, it is found in a wide variety of habitats, including anthropogenically disturbed ones.[4] Attempts are being made in China to cultivate it for its fiber.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Urtica cannabina L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/857465-1. 
  2. "Urtica cannabina (URTCA)". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/URTCA. 
  3. "Urtica cannabina hemp-leaved nettle". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/161743/urtica-cannabina/details. "Other common names; Kentucky hemp" 
  4. "麻叶荨麻 ma ye qian ma". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242353574. 
  5. Huang, G. (2005). "Nettle (Urtica cannabina L.) fibre, properties and spinning practice". Journal of the Textile Institute 96: 11–15. doi:10.1533/joti.2004.0023. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2280877 entry