Index / Search / Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
§1 Plant
Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Seland.
vernacular California nettle — subspecies · 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 Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 735 counties across 31 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 735 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Chaffee 08015
- Cheyenne 08017
- Clear Creek 08019
- Conejos 08021
- Custer 08027
- Denver 08031
- Douglas 08035
- El Paso 08041
- Garfield 08045
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Huerfano 08055
- Jackson 08057
- Larimer 08069
- Las Animas 08071
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Montezuma 08083
- Montrose 08085
- Ouray 08091
- Pitkin 08097
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Rio Grande 08105
- Routt 08107
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Teller 08119
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clinton 18023
- 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
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Randolph 18135
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- 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 ↗ 14 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- 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 ↗ 18 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- 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 N ▾
- 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 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Bates 29013
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Knox 29103
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Nodaway 29147
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Warren 29219
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Cedar 31027
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Colfax 31037
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dakota 31043
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Dixon 31051
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Franklin 31061
- Furnas 31065
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Hall 31079
- Harlan 31083
- Hayes 31085
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Keya Paha 31103
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Nemaha 31127
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Thurston 31173
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Wayne 31179
- Webster 31181
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- 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 Dakota view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- Logan 38047
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Traill 38097
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Forest 42053
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- 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
South Dakota view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Brookings 46011
- Brown 46013
- Campbell 46021
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Deuel 46039
- Fall River 46047
- Grant 46051
- Hamlin 46057
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lake 46079
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Meade 46093
- Minnehaha 46099
- Perkins 46105
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Union 46127
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/URDIG ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7300563 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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