Hesperocnide information

Hesperocnide is a small genus of nettles containing two species. These are annual herbs covered in stinging hairs and toothed leaves. Hesperocnide sandwicensis...

of the genus have undergone long distance oceanic dispersal, such as Hesperocnide sandwicensis (native to Hawaii) and Urtica ferox (native to New Zealand)...

Hesperocnide sandwicensis, the Hawai'i stingingnettle, is a rare species of nettle endemic to the island of Hawai'i. Less than 1000 plants from only 3...

Hesperocnide tenella, also known as western nettle or western stingingnettle, is native to California and northern Baja California. It grows in chaparral...

Dendrocnide photiniphylla spurge nettle – Cnidoscolus stinging nettle Hesperocnide most, but not all subspecies of Urtica dioica Urtica incisa Urtica ferox...

spp.) Discocnide Chew 1965 (1 sp.) Girardinia Gaudich. 1830 (2 spp.) Hesperocnide Torr. 1857 (2 spp.) Laportea Gaudich. 1826 [1830] (21 spp.) Nanocnide...