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Urtica dioica
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Common Name(s): Stinging nettle
Family: Urticaceae
Growth Habit: Perennial
Invasiveness: Weed
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Comments:
Alterative; astringent.
Diseases:
Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Anthrachose, Rust
Uses:
Poison - mammals, Medicinal - folklore, Weed -
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Geographical Origin:
Northern Africa, Asia Temp, Indian Subcontinent, Naturalized elsewhere
 
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