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.