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| Herb, some with stinging hairs and fibrous stems. Greenish flowers on racemes from the leaf axils; watery juice. Leaves simple with stipules mostly toothed. | |
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| Flora of North America: Discussion, key to genera (opens new window) | |
| Flower Formula: Sepals 4-5; Petals 0 | Glossary |
| Genus (Click for Taxon List) |
WI Taxa (map link) |
Photo | Genus Traits | Google Searches |
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| Boehmeria
false nettle |
1 |  |
No stinging hairs. Leaves usually opposite. Flowers in spikes. | Images Information |
| Laportea
wood-nettle |
1 |  |
Stinging hairs. Leaves alternate. | Images Information |
| Parietaria
pellitory |
1 |  |
No stinging hairs. Leaves usually alternate. | Images Information |
| Pilea
clearweed |
2 |  |
No stinging hairs. Leaves usually opposite. Flowers in panicles or round cluster. | Images Information |
| Urtica
nettle |
1 |  |
Stinging hairs. Leaves opposite. | Images Information |
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