Urtica mairei H.Lév.

 
  • Family : URTICACEAE
    (Nettle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BICHCHHOO FAMILY (बिच्छू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Urticaceae
  • Subfamily : Urticaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Urtica mairei H.Lév.
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Cool broad-leaved forest, partly shady, moist places in forests, thickets, along streams, roadsides; 1500 - 3400 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The tender tips are eaten as vegetable.
  • Key identification features : Leaf margin usually 10- or more lobed, lobe margin doubly serrulate; inflorescences with many long branches
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Taiwan, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East Himalaya to China (South-West Sichuan, Yunnan, West Guangxi) and North-East Vietnam, Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 219
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 110
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Urtica mairei. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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