Characteristics
Dicots
Urtica urens L.
BURNING NETTLE; DWARF NETTLE
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The neurotransmitters acetylcholine and histamine as well as leukotrienes (eicosanoids) have been identified in this plant and are likely involved in part of the irritating sensation (Fu et al. 2007).
Native
Classification
Citation
URTICA URENS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 984. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 1111.5). Lectotypified by Ghafoor, in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya 47: 12. 1977.
Species Distribution Map
Plant Photos
Urtica urens
- Alfred Brousseau
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