Small nettle

Family: Urticaceae
Scientific name: Urtica urens
Description: Plant Form: Annual herb. Size: Up to 75 cm tall. Stem: Simple or branching, erect. Mostly smooth but with irregular stinging hairs. Leaves: Oval to egg-shaped, 1-5 cm long, dark green above and paler underneath. With deeply toothed edges, rounded tip, and a sparse covering of stinging hairs. In opposite pairs on stems. Flowers: Inconspicuous, yellowish-green, in short dense clusters at the leaf joins. Fruit and Seeds: Dry, oval-shaped, up to 1.8 mm long. Habitat: Riparian areas, cropping areas, disturbed areas, roadsides. Distinguishing Features: Very similar to Scrub nettle (Urtica incisa) but has more rounded leaf tips, is generally smaller, and is annual rather than perennial. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural Lifeform: Herbaceous

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