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Botanical details
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Urtica
- Genus description
A genus of annual or perennial flowering plants with arrow-shaped, serrated green foliage and small clusters of greenish-brown flowers. Many species have stinging hairs on the leaves. The foliage can be used for making tea and for medicinal purposes, and the plants provide valuable food and shelter for wildlife
- Name status
Accepted
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