Slender Nettle (Urtica gracilis)
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Native
Family:
Urticaceae (Nettle)
Height: 2 to 3 ft.
Blooms: July to
September
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.1 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Butler-Freeport Trail
Date: 8/1/2014
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Slender Nettle may be
easily confused with:
- Tall Nettle
Slender nettle has a narrower leaf. Tall nettle may be much taller, though there is overlap between the two species.
- Wood Nettle
Slender nettle has a narrower leaf, while that of wood nettle is ovate.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
