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Forsskaolea

Forsskaolea
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Perennial

About

Forsskaolea is a small genus of 7 species of perennial herbs in the nettle family with non-stinging hairs and dot-like concretions of mineral matter on their green parts. The genus was named in honor of Swedish botanist Peter Forsskål.

Where it grows

Forsskaolea have found homes in the southern parts of the Palearctic from the Canary Isles and southeast Spain then eastwards to Pakistan and western India.

Other Forsskaolea plants

Forsskaolea angustifolia · Forsskaolea procridifolia · Desert Nettle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Forsskaolea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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