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Distribution by County   8443    
Urtica dioica  L.
Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 52 Kings: 1 Orange: 96 Santa Cruz: 104
Alpine: 11 Lake: 9 Placer: 22 Shasta: 10
Amador: 3 Lassen: 22 Plumas: 11 Sierra: 3
Butte: 26 Los Angeles: 161 Riverside: 115 Siskiyou: 4
Calaveras: 2 Madera: 22 Sacramento: 33 Solano: 10
Colusa: 11 Marin: 234 San Benito: 73 Sonoma: 86
Contra Costa: 43 Mariposa: 3 San Bernardino: 93 Stanislaus: 28
Del Norte: 2 Mendocino: 55 San Diego: 247 Sutter: 4
El Dorado: 4 Merced: 14 San Francisco: 31 Tehama: 8
Fresno: 45 Modoc: 8 San Joaquin: 43 Trinity: 5
Glenn: 14 Mono: 43 San Luis Obispo: 81 Tulare: 45
Humboldt: 38 Monterey: 79 San Mateo: 253 Tuolumne: 4
Inyo: 24 Napa: 2 Santa Barbara: 103 Ventura: 75
Kern: 143 Nevada: 5 Santa Clara: 77 Yolo: 1

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/03/2024).