Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica L. - Nettle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Stinging Nettle: Abrostola ovalis, Abrostola urentis, Aglais milberti, Aglais milberti milberti, Aglais milberti viola, Amphipyra tragopoginis, Autographa bimaculata, Autographa mappa, Hypena californica, Hypena decorata, Hypena humuli, Hypena modestoides, Pandemis lamprosana, Phlogophora periculosa, Polygonia comma, Polygonia inerrogationis, Polygonia satyrus, Udea profundalis, Vanessa annabella, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa atalanta rubria