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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 10 taxa in the family Urticaceae, Nettle family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.
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Common Name:
Canada Wood-nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Laportea canadensis FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Laportea canadensis FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Laportea canadensis 059-01-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests, seepage swamps, especially abundant in cove forests in the Mountains and bottomlands in the Piedmont
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
West Indian Wood-nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Laportea aestuans FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Laportea aestuans FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Waste ground and agricultural areas (e.g. tree farms)
Waif(s)
Non-native
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Common Name:
European Stinging Nettle, Great Nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Urtica dioica ssp. dioica FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Urtica dioica ssp. dioica FAMILY: Urticaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Urtica dioica 059-02-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, roadsides, other disturbed areas, primarily in calcareous soils
Rare or waif(s)
Non-native: Europe
Common Name:
American Stinging Nettle, Slender Nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Urtica gracilis ssp. gracilis FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis FAMILY: Urticaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Urtica dioica 059-02-001? FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests and edges, particularly over limestone or mafic rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina, naturalized in Georgia
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Common Name:
Weak Nettle, Dwarf Stinging Nettle, Heartleaf Nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Urtica chamaedryoides FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Urtica chamaedryoides FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Urtica chamaedryoides 059-02-002 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Rich moist soil, usually on floodplains
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
False Nettle, Swamp-nettle
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Boehmeria cylindrica FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Boehmeria cylindrica FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Boehmeria cylindrica 059-03-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, bogs, tidal marshes, other marshes, other wetlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Ramie
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Boehmeria nivea FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Boehmeria nivea FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Boehmeria nivea 059-03-002 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Disturbed suburban areas, waste ground
Waif(s)
Non-native: Asia
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Common Name:
Florida Pellitory
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Parietaria floridana FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Parietaria floridana FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Coastal shores, sometimes weedy in calcareous situations or around greenhouses
Rare in Coastal Plain, a waif elsewhere
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Greenfruit Clearweed, Richweed, Coolwort, Canadian Clearweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilea pumila FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pilea pumila FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pilea pumila 059-05-001 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomlands, freshwater marshes, tidal marshes, disturbed wet ground
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rockweed, Artilleryweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilea microphylla FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pilea microphylla FAMILY: Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pilea microphylla 059-05-003 FAMILY: Urticaceae
Habitat: Marl prairies, hammocks, pine rocklands, old rock and brick walls, urban areas, hammocks, especially in thin soil over limestone
Rare in Coastal Plain, a waif elsewhere
Native at least to Florida, the original distribution unclear
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