| Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Urtica |
| Species: | U. dioica |
| Subspecies: | U. d. subsp. gracilis |
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Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander |
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Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis, the California nettle or American stinging nettle, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to most of the United States and Canada. It is either considered to be a subspecies of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), or a species in its own right: Urtica gracilis.