[The Stinging Nettles Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle

Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis

American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis)

This photo shows stinging nettles in moist, open woods next to Misery Campground in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington.........July 7, 2008.

American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis) - American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis) - American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis)

American stinging nettles observed along the Fremont National Recreation Trail on the western slopes of Twelvemile Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......August 2, 2020.

Leaf of American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis)

This photo shows stinging nettles in moist, open woods next to Misery Campground in the Umatilla N.F. of southeastern Washington.........July 7, 2008.

American Stinging Nettles, California Nettle, Northwest Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis (Synonyms: Urtica californica, Urtica cardiophylla, Urtica dioica var. angustifolia, Urtica dioica var. californica, Urtica dioicia var. gracilis, Urtica dioica var. lyallii, Urtica dioica var. procera, Urtica gracilis, Urtica lyallii, Urtica lyallii var. californica, Urtica major, Urtica procera, Urtica serra, Urtica strigosissima, Urtica viridis)

Stinging nettles as forming seeds as seen along forest road #3521 in the Wenatchee National Forest........August 13, 2009.

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