Urtica.—Nettle.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
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Urtica dioica L.
Engl.: common nettle, greater nettle, common stinging nettle, great stinging nettle, nettle, stinging nettle.
Deu.: Grosse Brennessel, Brennessel.
Fran.: ortie, grande ortie, ortie dioïque, ortie élevée, ortie piquante.
Sven.: brännässla, vanlig brännässla.
Suom.: isonokkonen, etelännokkonen, nokkonen.
Ital.: ortica.
Bot. syn.: Urtica californica Greene, Urtica cardiophylla Rydb., Urtica galeopsifolia Wierzb. ex Opiz, Urtica gracilis Ait., Urtica lyallii S. Wats., Urtica major H. P. Fuchs, Urtica procera Muhl. ex Willd., Urtica serra auct. non Blume, Urtica strigossima Rydb., Urtica viridis Rydb.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 (Vol. 1), 1739 (Vol. 2).
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Henrietten yrttisivut: Viikon yrtti: Nokkonen.
Gamla texter: Svensk Botanik, band 1, 1815. Text Conrad Quensel, illustration J. W. Palmstruch.
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Classic texts: Hool 1922.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
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Classic texts: Müller 1860.
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Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
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Henriette's herbal blog: Old nettles aren't good for you. Young nettles are.
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Vanhoja tekstejä: Suomen myrkylliset ja lääkekasvit, 1936.
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