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Urtica urens L.
Small Nettle

Reference
Sp.Pl. 2:984 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Monoecious annual, herb (with stinging hairs), 0.1-0.6 m high. Fl. green, Jul to Nov. Sandy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Manjimup, Nedlands, Perth, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, South Perth, Wagin.