Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea (Nutt.) Thorne

Stinging nettle (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems softly pubescent, also with stinging hairs. Leaf blades abaxially sparsely to densely tomentose to moderately strigose, soft to touch, with stinging hairs, adaxially without or rarely with a few stinging hairs. Flowers unisexual, staminate and pistillate mostly on same plants. 2 n = 26.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten.
Uses beer dye essential oil experimental purposes fiber fibre fodder food additive food dye medicinal wild vegetable wood
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Orthopedic Aid (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (leaf), Analgesic (unspecified), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Psychological Aid (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Liberia, Mongolia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1071604-2
WFO ID wfo-0001143256
COL ID 7F3HC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Urtica sikokiana Urtica gracilis f. greeneii Urtica gracilis f. densa Urtica angustifolia Urtica holosericea Urtica foliosa Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea Urtica dioica var. holosericea Urtica dioica var. angustifolia