Urtica chamaedryoides

heartleaf nettle, slim stingingnettle, weak nettle, ortiguilla, heart-leaf nettle
Family

Urticaceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

crenate, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, lanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

green, purple, white

Flower Month

February - November

Height (meters)

0.2 - 1.6

Milky Sap

Yes

Armed/Unarmed

Armed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual


Wetland Class

FACU

Field Characters

A slender annual with stinging hairs. The flowers are borne in roundish, unbranched clusters in the leaf axils. Similar to U. gracilis which has a distinctly branched inflorescence.

Habitat

Humus of wooded slopes in bottomlands and on shell mounds, moist rich woods, thickets, floodplains.