Urtica urens

Small Nettle at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Urtica urens at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 5 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Urtica urens 6 Oct 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Urtica incisa 5 Oct 2018 BettyDonWood
Urtica urens 5 Oct 2018 Mike

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4 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   6 Oct 2018
The flowers are too immature to use the diagnostics. I would not like to be the one pulling the flower clusters apart to see whether they are branched or not. Going on the undisturbed habitat, it should be incisa. I have not seen many urens, but they were all in really dusturbed sites, like cattle yards.
Mike wrote:
   6 Oct 2018
Leaves are too short for U. incisa. This is probably old sheep grazing land and U. urens is commonly found on sheep camps along with Marrubium vulgare, which I didn't photograph because it is not yet flowering.
Mike wrote:
   6 Oct 2018
The species page for Urtica incisa https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/4650 has a link to the weed species Urtica urens, which is incorrect.
   7 Oct 2018
Leaves are two small for incise

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5 Oct 2018 10:40 AM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Urtica urens Scientific name
  • Small Nettle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 1533.09m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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