Urtica incisa
Common names
stinging nettle
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Cream, White
Habitat
Roadsides, pasture and general wasteland. Often along lake shores and under willow abutting pasture.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Previously, incorrectly treated in New Zealand as Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Other information
Etymology
urtica: From the Latin verb urere which means “to burn”
incisa: Incised or cut in two; from the Latin incidere; incised leaf
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
URTINC