Species
Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
Varieties
1 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stinging nettleBSI-H804960 | — |
| Details |
Urtica dioica is a perennial with opposite, toothed leaves and stinging hairs on leaves and stems.
Botanical characteristics
Underground rhizomes allow established plants to form colonies as well as reproduce by seed. The species favours rich, moist ground and tolerates drought poorly, unlike many dry-ground aromatic herbs.
Rhizomes and stinging hairs
Stinging Nettle is the species reference in the wholesale seed assortment.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Urtica dioica
- Common names
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- (iso)nokkonen, big-sting nettle, biikarássi, brännässla, california nettle, chichicaste, common nettle, common stinging nettle, dail poethion, danadl cyffredin, danadl poethion, danadl ysgar, danadlen, danadlen fwyaf, danadlen ysgar, danhadlen, danhadlen boeth, deanntag, deanntagan, dryned, dynaid, dynat, dyned, dynent, dynhaden, dynhaden fwyaf, dynhaden ysgar, european nettle, feanntag, feanntagan, giant nettle, grande ortie, grande ortie, ortie dioïque, great nettle, grosse brennessel, grote brandnetel, große brennessel, große brennnessel, gáskálas, nettle, ortie, ortiga, slender nettle, stinging nettle, stor nælde, stornesle, tall nettle, urtiga, urtiga-maior, urtiga-mansa, urtiga-vermelha, urtigão, wild nettle, yi zhu qian ma, čuoggugáskálas, čuoggurássi
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Urtica
- Species
- Urtica dioica