Urtica pilulifera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Urtica
Species:
U. pilulifera
Binomial name
Urtica pilulifera

Urtica pilulifera, also known as the Roman nettle,[1] is a herbaceous annual flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.[2]

Description

Urtica pilulifera, also known as the Roman nettle, can grow up to around 2 feet tall. Its leaves have stinging hairs, which can irritate the skin.

Distribution

Urtica pilulifera is native to the countries around the Mediterranean, and eastwards into the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It has been introduced into Belgium, Germany and Great Britain.[3] It is no longer found in Britain.[4]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ Talavera, S.; Castroviejo, Santiago (2012). Flora Iberica: plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares [Flora Iberica: vascular plants of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands] (in Spanish). Real Jardín Botánico. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-84-00-09415-7.
  3. ^ "Urtica pilulifera L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  4. ^ Stace, Clive A. (2019), New Flora of the British Isles (4th ed.), Middlewood Green, Suffolk: C & M Floristics, p. 305, ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2

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