[Stinging Nettles: The Genus Urtica in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Giant Creek Nettle, Hoary Nettle, Modoc Nettle, Mountain Nettle, Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea

Synonyms: Urtica dioica var. holosericea, Urtica holosericea

Giant Creek Nettle, Hoary Nettle, Modoc Nettle, Mountain Nettle, Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea (Synonym: Urtica dioica var. holosericea, Urtica holosericea)

The photo above shows hoary nettles (Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea) as seen along a small creek about 2 miles west of Biggs, OR........October 7, 2006. Note that this variety seems to have narrower leaf blades than var. lyallii from the west gorge.
Paul Slichter