Difference between revisions of "Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis"

(Aiton) Selander

Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 41: 271. 1947.

EndemicSelected by author to be illustratedWeedy
Basionym: Species Aiton
Synonyms: Species GreeneVariety SchlechtendalVariety (Greene) C. L. HitchcockVariety (Aiton) R. L. Taylor & MacBrydeVariety (S. Watson) C. L. HitchcockVariety (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) WeddellSpecies unknownVariety (Greene) JepsonSpecies unknownSpecies unknown
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Revision as of 14:42, 27 July 2019

Stems glabrous or strigose, with a few stinging hairs. Leaf blades abaxially bearing stinging hairs, otherwise glabrous or puberulent, adaxially without or rarely with a few stinging hairs. Flowers unisexual, staminate and pistillate mostly on same plant. 2n = 26, 52.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places
Elevation: 0-3100 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Ala., Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Native Americans used Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis medicinally for rheumatism, upset stomach,childbirth, paralysis, fevers, colds, tuberculosis, and as a general tonic, and as a witchcraft medicine (D. E. Moerman 1986).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
David E. Boufford +
(Aiton) Selander +
Species +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0-3100 m +
Alluvial woods, margins of deciduous woodlands, fencerows, waste places +
Flowering late spring–summer. +
Svensk Bot. Tidskr. +
Endemic +, Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Weedy +
Species +  and Variety +
Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis +
Urtica dioica +
subspecies +