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Urtica pilulifera

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Urtica pilulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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

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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

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  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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