Urtica cannabina | |
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At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden | |
Habit | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Urtica |
Species: | U. cannabina
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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]