Biology:Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis

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Short description: Subspecies of flowering plant

Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis
Urtica dioica gracilis (5107357421).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Urtica
Species:
Subspecies:
U. d. subsp. gracilis
Trinomial name
Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis
(Aiton) Selander
Synonyms[1]
  • Urtica californica Greene
  • Urtica dioica var. angustifolia Schltdl.
  • Urtica dioica var. californica (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.
  • Urtica dioica var. gracilis (Aiton) R.L. Taylor & MacBryde
  • Urtica dioica var. lyallii (S. Watson) C.L. Hitchc.
  • Urtica dioica var. procera (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wedd.
  • Urtica gracilis Aiton
  • Urtica lyallii S. Watson
  • Urtica procera Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Urtica viridis Rydb.

Urtica gracilis, the California nettle[2] or American stinging nettle,[3] is a herbaceous perennial plant native to most of the United States and Canada .[2] It was considered to be a subspecies of Urtica dioica, but new analysis has revealed it to be a species, and not closely related to Urtica dioica. Its morphology is similar to Urtica dioica, which led to it being classified as a subspecies of Urtica dioica. The 2 species will not cross pollinate.[4]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16993348 entry