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Urtica aspera Petrie

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Threat status: Naturally uncommon

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Petrie
Petrie
1919
107
ICN
Urtica aspera Petrie
species
Urtica aspera

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aspera

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Urtica aspera Petrie

Rather stout dioec. herb up to 4 dm. tall, somewhat woody at the base, spreading by well-developed rhizomes. Stems, branches petioles and lvs (except in shade) especially when young, densely clad in stiff stinging hairs. Lvs 2-4 × 1-4 cm., on petioles up to 4 cm. long (shade lvs often larger); lamina subcoriac., broad-ovate, subcordate to truncate or rarely cuneate at base, obtusely to acutely dentate; teeth c. 5 mm. long, sinus acute. Stipules up to 1 cm. long, us. entire. Spikes up to 5 cm. long; per.-segs glabrate; staminate with scattered clusters of fls; pistillate with approximate clusters. Achenes 1-1·5 mm. long, stigmas prominent.

Urtica aspera Petrie

Stout, erect or decumbent, dioecious herb, with numerous very shortly stalked stinging hairs, otherwise sparsely hairy. Lvs ovate to elliptic, acute, obtuse to truncate or rarely subcordate at base, serrate, 3-7 cm long. Stipules 4 per node, entire.

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Urtica aspera Petrie
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Urtica aspera Petrie
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Urtica aspera Petrie
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Urtica aspera Petrie
New Zealand
Southland Land District

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aac54335-8abb-46eb-9dae-11a3c387235f
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
8 February 2016
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