Urtica dioica L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae: phylum
Tracheophyta: class
Magnoliopsida: order
Rosales: family
Urticaceae: genus
Urtica: species
Urtica dioica

nutrient level

eutrophic

lifespan

longlived

mobility

mobile

cuddliness

non cuddly

spine

plant

biotope

shrubs

biome

terrestrial

biotope

woodlands

habit

herb

Urtica dioica L.

Names.

English : ortie, stinging nettle.

Range.

China, Afghanistan, Central Himalayas; northern Africa, Europe, and North America. Widespread in temperate regions of both hemispheres.

Conservation status.

Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017 ).

Use.

Root : Used as a diuretic.

Notes.

In India the whole plant is used as an anthelmintic, a local irritant in paralysis, for nephritis, menorrhagia, jaundice, and a decoction is astringent: the leaf is used for wounds and boils, also locally for sprains and rheumatism; the leaf and root are used in an infusion for dandruff; the seed and root are used for diarrhea; and an unspecified plant part is used as a hemostatic for uterine hemorrhage and bleeding from the nose ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ).

Reference.

Nordal (1963) .

Name

Homonyms: Urtica dioica Fischer ex Hornem.; Urtica dioica Thunb.; Urtica dioica Vell.; Urtica dioica L.; Urtica dioica Fischer
Common names: California nettle in English; European nettle in English; Grosse Brennessel in German; Große Brennessel in German; Große Brennessel in German; Stor nælde in Danish; brännässla in Swedish; chichicaste in Spanish; common nettle in English; giant nettle in English; grande ortie in French; grande ortie, ortie dioïque in French; grote brandnetel in Dutch; große Brennessel in German; nettle in English; ortie in French; ortiga in Spanish; ortiga in Portuguese; slender nettle in English; stinging nettle in English; stinging nettle in English; tall nettle in English; urtiga in Portuguese; urtiga-maior in language.; urtiga-mansa in language.; urtiga-vermelha in language.; urtigão in language.; yi zhu qian ma in language.; Grote brandnetel in Dutch; brännässla in Swedish; grande ortie in French; stinging nettle in English; big-sting nettle in English; common stinging nettle in English; tall nettle in English; wild nettle in English

Bibliographic References

Aronsson, Mora (2004) Thomas Karlssons Kärlväxtlista
Euro+Med PlantBase (2013) The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity, Online: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Karlsson, M. (2013) Checklista över Nordens kärlväxter (2013-04-23). Online: http://www.euphrasia.nu/checklista/
Karlsson, T. (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
Van der Meijden, R. (2005)