Photo: Urtica dioica sond 0.
Plant in flower. This subspecies has next to no itchy hairs. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-06-24.
Urtica dioica ssp. sondenii (Simmons) Hyl.
Sven.: fjällnässla, glattnässla.
Suom.: pohjannokkonen.
Bot. syn.: Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis auct., Urtica dioica L. var. sondenii Simmons, Urtica sondenii (Simmons) Avrorin ex Geltman.
Plant in flower. This subspecies has next to no itchy hairs. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-06-24.
Stem and leaf. Note the lack of hairs. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2003-06-24.
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