| Urtica cannabina | |
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| At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden | |
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| Habit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Urtica |
| Species: | U. cannabina |
| Binomial name | |
| Urtica cannabina | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Urtica cannabina f. angustilobaY.C.Chu | |
Urtica cannabina, the hemp nettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. [2] [3] It is native to Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia, and northern and central China, and has been introduced to Ukraine, European Russia, and the Russian Far East. [1] A perennial herb typically 50 to 150 cm (20 to 59 in) tall, it thrives in a wide variety of habitats, including anthropogenically disturbed ones. [4] Attempts are being made in China to cultivate it for its fiber. [5]
