Index / Search / Urtica dioica
§1 Plant
Urtica dioica L.
vernacular stinging nettle — species · Urticaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Urticaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Urtica
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Introduced
- CAN Canada Introduced
- GL Greenland Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Introduced
§2b
County-level range
· 659 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 659 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 B ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 17 B ▾
- Aleutians West 02016
- Anchorage 02020
- Bethel 02050
- Chugach 02063
- Copper River 02066
- Dillingham 02070
- Fairbanks North Star 02090
- Haines 02100
- Juneau 02110
- Kenai Peninsula 02122
- Kodiak Island 02150
- Lake and Peninsula 02164
- Matanuska-Susitna 02170
- Sitka 02220
- Southeast Fairbanks 02240
- Yakutat 02282
- Yukon-Koyukuk 02290
Arizona view state ↗ 5 B ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 B ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 B ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 B ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 67 B ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Putnam 17155
- Rock Island 17161
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 59 B ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Grant 18053
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Parke 18121
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Randolph 18135
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 15 B ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 60 B ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Graham 20065
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Rawlins 20153
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 19 B ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 4 B ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 B ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 B ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 56 B ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Alpena 26007
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 70 B ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 B ▾
Montana view state ↗ 55 B ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Broadwater 30007
- Carbon 30009
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Garfield 30033
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Granite 30039
- Hill 30041
- Jefferson 30043
- Judith Basin 30045
- Lake 30047
- Lewis and Clark 30049
- Liberty 30051
- Lincoln 30053
- Madison 30057
- McCone 30055
- Meagher 30059
- Mineral 30061
- Missoula 30063
- Musselshell 30065
- Park 30067
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Pondera 30073
- Powder River 30075
- Powell 30077
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sanders 30089
- Sheridan 30091
- Silver Bow 30093
- Stillwater 30095
- Sweet Grass 30097
- Teton 30099
- Toole 30101
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 B ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 B ▾
New York view state ↗ 41 B ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 5 B ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 55 B ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 B ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 5 B ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 B ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 30 B ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Highland 51091
- James City 51095
- Loudoun 51107
- Mathews 51115
- Montgomery 51121
- Page 51139
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rockbridge 51163
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wythe 51197
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/URDI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7960979 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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