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Urtica mexicana is a nettle species in the family Urticaceae, native from Mexico to Guatemala and grown mainly as a wild plant rather than an ornamental. It is covered in stinging hairs, so handle it with care.
Urtica mexicana is a species of nettle in the family Urticaceae.
Narrow-leaf nettle · Urtica aspera · Southern Nettle · Kentucky Hemp · Heartleaf nettle · Urtica dioica subsp. afghanica · Stinging nettle · Fen Nettle · Common Nettle · Tree Nettle · Urtica fissa · Slender Nettle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Urtica mexicana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
