Species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae
"Stinging nettle" redirects here. For the Australian plant, see Urtica incisa.
For other plants that sting, see Stinging plant § Plants with stinging hairs. For other plants known as "nettle", see Nettle.
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Urticaceae
Genus:
Urtica
Species:
U. dioica
Binomial name
Urtica dioica
L.[2]
Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa,[2] it is now found worldwide. The species is divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact ("contact urticaria", a form of contact dermatitis).[3][4]
The plant has a long history of use as a source for traditional medicine, food, tea, and textile raw material in ancient (such as Saxon) and modern societies.[2][5]
^Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Urtica dioica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T167815A78457212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T167815A78457212.en. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ abcCite error: The named reference POWO_260630-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Nettles". Drugs.com. 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^Per Brodal (2010). The Central Nervous System: Structure and Function. Oxford University Press US. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-19-538115-3. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^Lukešová, Hana (June 2017). "Identifying plant fibre textiles from Norwegian Merovingian Period and Viking Age graves: The Late Iron Age Collection of the University Museum of Bergen". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 13: 281–285. Bibcode:2017JArSR..13..281L. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.03.051.
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oxalate. The effects of the stinging hairs of Urtica species, particularly some subspecies of Urticadioica, have been attributed to a number of substances...
common nettle. Unlike the perennial and dioecious stinging nettle Urticadioica, Urtica urens is an annual plant, monoecious (with male and female flowers...
María; Alava, J. Iñaki (July 2016). "Nettle cheese: Using nettle leaves (Urticadioica) to coagulate milk in the fresh cheese making process". International...
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powdered and given in capsules, often in combination with stinging nettle (Urticadioica). This is a classic combination with the plant. Both the leaves and...
butterflies, the caterpillars feed on stinging nettles (Urticadioica) and small nettle (Urtica urens). Humulus lupulus has also been recorded as larval...
by predators. It is also found in the trichomes of stinging nettle (Urticadioica). Apart from that, this acid is incorporated in many fruits such as...
the leaves to cure the sting or paresthesia of the stinging nettle (Urticadioica). Leaves of various species Malva have been used in traditional Austrian...
defensive, ‘nettle’-like sting; much like the stinging nettle plant (Urticadioica), the sea nettle’s defensive sting is often irritating (possibly mildly...
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for the treatment of bee stings, insect bites, and stinging nettle (Urticadioica) rashes. They are also used after poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)...
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