Botanical Family · Rosales
Urticaceae
Nettle family
20 speciesOrder Rosales8+ well-known plants
Herbs and shrubs often with stinging hairs. Wind-pollinated. Includes stinging nettle, ramie (boehmeria), and Boehmeria (rhea fibre).
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How to recognise the Urticaceae family
- 01
Leaf arrangement: alternate/opposite
- 02
Leaf type: simple
- 03
Growth forms: herb/shrub/tree
- 04
Inflorescence: cymose/catkin
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Fruit: achene
Typical leaf characters
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceVariable
- FruitAchene
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
All 20 species in URTICACEAE
- Malabar Tree NettleBoehmeria glomerulifera
- Wild RheaDebregeasia longifolia
- Mousa NettleDendrocnide sinuata
- Large Lineolate ElatostemaElatostema lineolatum
- BichchhooGirardinia diversifolia
- Hawaii WoodnettleLaportea interrupta
- Stalked DischeadLecanthus peduncularis
- Aluminium PlantPilea cadierei
- Three-Vein ClearweedPilea melastomoides
- Artillery Gun Plant, Gunpowder Plant, RockweedPilea microphylla
- Ceylon PouzolziaPouzolzia zeylanica
- RisaVillebrunea integrifolia
- Boehmeria macrophylla
- Elatostema cuneatum
- Pilea wightii
- Pouzolzia auriculata
- Pouzolzia bennettiana
- Pouzolzia pentandra
- Pouzolzia wightii
- Pouzolzia wightii var. caudata
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