Synonym

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Meaning of Scientific Name

Urtica: stinging; dioica: male and female flowers on separate plants

Native Plant

No

Life Form

Perennial Herb

Flowering Period

Summer

Physiographic Province

  ☑ Piedmont  ☑ Coastal Plain

Habitat

Floodplains and moist woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain

State Status

Non-native

Piedmont Status

Non-native

Coastal Plain Status

Non-native

Global Status

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Federal Status

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Invasive

Yes

Invasive Watchlist

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Additional Info

The nettle native to the eastern and central U.S. is U. gracilis, which is glaborous with few stinghing hairs and narrow leafs.