Family · Rosids
Urticaceae
Nettles
Nettle family: herbs and shrubs, many with stinging hairs, including stinging nettle and the fibre plant ramie.
- Accepted species
- 2,128accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 59accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈47 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Urtica (stinging nettle)
- Boehmeria (ramie)
- Pilea
Genera
Elatostema667 spp.
Pilea614 spp.
Urtica70 spp.
Cecropia64 spp.
Boehmeria58 spp.
Pouzolzia53 spp.
Coussapoa50 spp.
Dendrocnide41 spp.
Cypholophus35 spp.
Laportea34 spp.
Leucosyke33 spp.
Pourouma31 spp.
Pipturus29 spp.
Phenax28 spp.
Urera28 spp.
Pellionia27 spp.
Poikilospermum27 spp.
Parietaria26 spp.
Elatostematoides25 spp.
Procris24 spp.
Oreocnide17 spp.
Myriocarpa14 spp.
Scepocarpus14 spp.
Gonostegia11 spp.
Maoutia9 spp.
Debregeasia8 spp.
Myrianthus8 spp.
Droguetia7 spp.
Forsskaolea7 spp.
Achudemia5 spp.
Gyrotaenia5 spp.
Neraudia5 spp.
Obetia5 spp.
Hemistylus4 spp.
Lecanthus4 spp.
Nanocnide4 spp.
Nothocnide4 spp.
Rousselia4 spp.
Australina2 spp.
Chamabainia2 spp.
Didymodoxa2 spp.
Gibbsia2 spp.
Girardinia2 spp.
Hesperocnide2 spp.
Musanga2 spp.
Touchardia2 spp.
Archiboehmeria1 spp.
Astrothalamus1 spp.
Capsulea1 spp.
Discocnide1 spp.
Gesnouinia1 spp.
Metapilea1 spp.
Metatrophis1 spp.
Neodistemon1 spp.
Parsana1 spp.
Petelotiella1 spp.
Sarcochlamys1 spp.
Soleirolia1 spp.
Zhengyia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical802
- Southern America660
- Asia-Temperate608
- Africa167
- Pacific106
- Northern America94
- Australasia29
- Europe20
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Urticaceae sits in the order Rosales.
- RosaceaeRoses, apple, cherry, strawberry5,936
- MoraceaeFigs, mulberry, breadfruit1,316
- RhamnaceaeBuckthorn, jujube, ceanothus1,230
- CannabaceaeHemp, hops, hackberry122
- ElaeagnaceaeOleaster, sea buckthorn107
- UlmaceaeElms65
- Dirachmaceae2
- Barbeyaceae1