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

Rango de distribución altitudinal

2440 - 2600 msnm

Región biogeográfica

Andes

Distribución global

Nativa del Viejo Mundo

Origen

Exótica

Estatus en Colombia

Naturalizada

materials_examined

Generitype of Urtica Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 188. 1929).

materials_examined

Lectotype (Woodland in Syst. Bot. 7: 283. 1982): Herb. Linn. No. 1111.8 (LINN).

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

Synonyms: Urtica dioecia Hill; Urtica dioica subsp. eudioica Selander; Urtica dioica subsp. intermediate; Urtica dioica subsp. narrow-leaved; Urtica dioica var. capensis Wedd.; Urtica dioica var. eckloniana (Blume) Wedd.; Urtica eckloniana Blume; Urtica eckloniana var. flavovirens Blume; Urtica major Garsault; Urtica major Kanitz; Urtica submitis Boiss.; Urtica tibetica W.T.Wang ex C.J.Chen
Homonyms: Urtica dioica Thunb.; Urtica dioica Vell.; Urtica dioica L.
Common names: California nettle in English; European nettle in English; Grosse Brennessel in German; Große Brennessel in German; Große Brennessel in German; Große Brennnessel 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.; Common Nettle in English; Common Nettle in English; Grote brandnetel in Dutch; brännässla in Swedish; grande ortie in French; gáskálas in Northern Sami; stinging nettle in English; Dail Poethion in Welsh; Danadl Cyffredin in Welsh; Danadl Poethion in Welsh; Danadl Poethion in Welsh; Danadl Ysgar in Welsh; Danadlen in Welsh; Danadlen Fwyaf in Welsh; Danadlen Ysgar in Welsh; Danhadlen in Welsh; Danhadlen Boeth in Welsh; Dryned in Welsh; Dynaid in Welsh; Dynat in Welsh; Dyned in Welsh

Bibliographic References

Böcher, T.W., Holmen, K. & Jakobsen, K. (1978). P. Haase & Søns Forlag, Copenhagen, Denmark ISBN 87-559-0385-1
Euro+Med PlantBase (2013-06-11 00:00:00) The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity, Online: http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
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Van der Meijden, R. (2005)