Urtica

Urtica cannabina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Urticaceae
Tribus: Urticeae
Genus: Urtica
Species: U. angustifolia U. ardens U. aspera U. atrichocaulis U. atrovirens U. australis U. ballotifolia U. berteroana U. bianorii U. bullata U. cannabina U. chamaedryoides U. chengkouensis U. circularis U. cypria U. dioica U. domingensis U. echinata U. ferox U. fissa U. flabellata U. fragilis U. glomeruliflora U. gracilenta U. gracilis U. helanshanica U. himalayensis U. hyperborea U. incisa U. kioviensis U. laetevirens U. lalibertadensis U. laurifolia U. leptophylla U. lilloi U. lobata U. macbridei U. magellanica U. mairei U. malipoensis U. masafuerae U. massaica U. membranacea U. membranifolia U. mexicana U. morifolia U. neubaueri U. papuana U. perconfusa U. peruviana U. pilulifera U. platyphylla U. portosanctana U. praetermissa U. pseudomagellanica U. rubricaulis U. rupestris U. sansibarica U. simensis U. spatulata U. spirealis U. stachyoides U. subincisa U. sykesii U. taiwaniana U. thunbergiana U. triangularis U. trichantha U. urens U. urentivelutina U. wallichiana
Nothospecies: U. × oblongata 

Name

Urtica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 983 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 423 (1754).

  • Type species: Urtica dioica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 984 (1753).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Vrtica Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 28 (1790), orth. var.
  • Heterotypic
    • Selepsion Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 48 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Svalbard (introduced), Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, Selvagens.
    • Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire.
    • Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan.
    • Regional: East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia (introduced), KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • St.Helena (introduced).
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Siberia
      • Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
    • Regional: Russian Far East
      • Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
    • Regional: Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
    • Regional: Mongolia
      • Mongolia.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan, Korea, Taiwan.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Vietnam.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera.
    • Regional: Papuasia
      • New Guinea.
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Norfolk Islands (introduced), New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • Antipodean Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: North-Central Pacific
      • Hawaii (introduced).
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Subarctic America
      • Alaska, Greenland (introduced), Northwest Territories, Yukon.
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia (introduced).
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bermuda, Cuba (introduced), Dominican Republic, Haiti.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos (introduced), Peru.
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast (introduced), Brazil South.
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay.
  • Continental: Antarctic
    • Regional: Subantarctic Islands
      • Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • አማርኛ: ሳማ
  • aragonés: Chordiga, chordica
  • العربية: قراص
  • asturianu: Urtica
  • azərbaycanca: Gicitkən
  • беларуская: Крапіва
  • български: Коприва
  • català: Ortiga
  • کوردی: گەزگەسک
  • čeština: kopřiva
  • чӑвашла: Вĕлтĕрен
  • dansk: Nælde
  • Deutsch: Brennnesseln
  • Zazaki: Dırrıke
  • Ελληνικά: Τσουκνίδα
  • English: Nettle
  • Esperanto: Urtiko
  • eesti: Nõges
  • euskara: Asun
  • فارسی: گزنه
  • suomi: Nokkoset
  • Nordfriisk: Braannäädler
  • français: Ortie
  • Gaeilge: Neantóg
  • galego: Ortiga
  • עברית: סרפד
  • hrvatski: Kopriva
  • hornjoserbsce: Kopřiwa
  • հայերեն: Եղինջ
  • Ido: Urtiko
  • 日本語: イラクサ属
  • ქართული: ჭინჭარი
  • қазақша: Қалақай
  • перем коми: Петшӧр
  • 한국어: 쐐기풀속
  • kurdî: Giyagezk
  • коми: Петшӧр
  • лакку: МечӀ
  • Limburgs: Brennieëtel
  • lietuvių: Dilgėlė
  • latviešu: Nātres
  • мокшень: Палакс
  • кырык мары: Нуж
  • مازِرونی: گزنه
  • Nedersaksies: Braandnetel
  • Nederlands: Brandnetel
  • norsk: Nesleslekta
  • Nouormand: Ortchie
  • Diné bizaad: Hołchʼíʼí
  • occitan: Urtica
  • ирон: Пысыра
  • polski: Pokrzywa
  • Runa Simi: Kisa
  • русский: Крапива
  • sardu: Pitigaìa
  • slovenčina: pŕhľava, žihľava
  • shqip: Hithëra
  • svenska: Nässlor
  • தமிழ்: செந்தட்டி
  • Türkçe: Isırgan
  • татарча / tatarça: Кычыткан
  • українська: Кропива
  • oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Gazanda
  • Zeêuws: Broeinekel
  • 中文: 蕁麻
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