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Urtica (dioica)

Carol and Jerry Baskin
Professors
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225
seedlings.uidaho.com

Family Scientific Name: Urticaceae
Family Common Name: Nettle family
Scientific Name: Urtica dioica L.
Common Name: Stinging nettle
Species Code: URTDIO
General Distribution: U. dioica is a circumboreal species found throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Propagule Processing: Seeds exhibit physiological dormancy.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds afterripened in dry storage and are warm stratified. Seeds germinate at 20/15 C in light.
References: Grime, J. P., Mason, G., Curtis, A. V., Rodman, J., Band, S. R.,Mowforth, M. A. G., Neal, A. M. and Shaw, S. (1981). A comparative study of germination characteristics in a local flora. J. Ecol. 69, 1017-1059.
In:Baskin, C and Baskin, J. Chapter 10 Table 10.18 In: Seeds: Biogeography, Ecology and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press,1998. 666 pages.

Citation:

Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Urtica dioica L. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/12/26). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.