Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Rosales > Family Urticaceae > Genus Urtica

Urtica urens L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Urtica*	L.	accepted genus name
*Urtica atrovirens*	Loisel.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica bianorii*	(Knoche) Paiva	taxonomically included in
*Urtica cannabina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica dioica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica fragilis*	J. Thiébaut	taxonomically included in
*Urtica gracilis*	Aiton	taxonomically included in
*Urtica kioviensis*	Rogow.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica membranacea*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica morifolia*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica pilulifera*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica portosanctana*	Press	taxonomically included in
*Urtica rupestris*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica spatulata*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica stachyoides*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Urtica urens*	L.	taxonomically included in

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: alfordigas; alformigas; anjordigas; artigas; chórdigas; enjordigas; formigas; forniguilla; gatetes; ichordigas; ixordigas; jordigas; ortiga; picasarna sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: asun beltza; asuna; asuña; asun-beltxa; asunbeltz; asun-beltz; asuñ-belza; ausina; osiná; osiña sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: formiguera; odriga; ortiga; ortiga barragana; ortiga de la senzilla; ortiga de llei; ortiga menuda; ortiga petita; ortiga petita/ortigues petites; ortiga/es; ortigola; ortigola xurdiga; otriga; patos; picamatos; ronxa; urtiga; urtiga berragana; xordiga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: rautanokkonen sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Galician: andruja; entruga; estrua; estruas; estruga; estrugas; estrujas; herba do cego; herba d'o cego; herba dos cegos; ortega; ortiga; ortuga; urtiga; urtiga-menor sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Greek: ατσκνίδα; ατσκνίθρα sources: Yannitsaros, A. 1977: Contributions to the vernacular names of the Greek plants. II. Vernacular names of plants from the island of Lesvos. – Biologia gallo-hellenica; travaux des groupes franco-helléniques et de la station de Kéramou. Ergasia tôn gall-ellênikôon etaireiôn kai tou stathmou Keramous 6(2): 311-316

High Aragonese: chordica; chordiga; gatetes; ixordiga; ortiga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: espina maleita; ortiga sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: estrua; estruga; ortiga; ortiga ordinaria; urtiga; urtiga mansa; urtiga menor; urtiga-menor; urtigâo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: achume; algiara; forniquilla; hortiga; hortiga montesina; hostiga; marrachincha; ortiga; ortiga blanca; ortiga brava; ortiga caballuna; ortiga común; ortiga de huerto; ortiga meña; ortiga menor; ortiga menuda; ortiga moeña; ortiga moheña; ortiga negra; ortiga picante; ortiga tercera; ortiga verde; ortigas; ortiguina; ostiga; pica manos; picamanos; picamoscas; picasarna; ronchona; sarna; urtica; yerba del ciego sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: etternässla sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS