Characteristics
Dicots
Urtica dioica L.
STINGING NETTLE
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The neurotransmitters acetylcholine, histamine, and serotonin have been identified in this plant and are likely involved in part of the irritating sensation (Fu et al. 2007).
Not Native
FAC (NWPL)
Classification
Citation
URTICA DIOICA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 984. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 1111.8). Lectotypified by Woodland, Syst. Bot. 7: 283. 1982.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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