Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Urtica urens
ortiga, ortiga menor, pringamoza, burning nettle, common stinging nettle, great stinging nettle
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Urticales
Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Urtica
Species
urens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Urtica trianae Rusby
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2006
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Urtica urens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2154. Accessed 2 June 2025.