Hesperocnide tenella Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hesperocnide tenella Torr.

Western nettle, Western stinging nettle, Western stingingnettle

Hesperocnide tenella is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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Genus:	Hesperocnide
Family:	Urticaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Severe skin irritation from touching the leaf or stem of this plant.

Habitat: slopes

Communities: many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Hesperocnide tenella from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HETE5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).