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Roman nettle

Urtica pilulifera

Roman nettle
Photo: Jean Tosti, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Medit. to W. Pakistan and Arabian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Urtica pilulifera, also known as the Roman nettle, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.

Where it grows

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. It is no longer found in Britain.

Other Urtica plants

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 pilulifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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