Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Urtica L., Sp. Pl. 983 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Nettle; Pūngitangita; Pūnitangita; Stinging nettle
Description
Annual or perennial, monoecious or dioecious herbs or shrubs, usually with stinging hairs. Lvs opposite, toothed, stipulate. Infl. axillary, usually spike-like with clustered cymes, ebracteolate. Perianth green, 4-partite, not connate at base; ♀ fls with ± unequal perianth segments, the 2 larger enclosing achene; ♂ fls with 4 equal segments.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 4 |
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 3 |
| Exotic: Casual | 1 |
| Total | 9 |
Bibliography
Connor, H.E.; Fountain, J. 2009: Plants that Poison: A New Zealand Guide. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
