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Urtica incisa Poir.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)

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Poir.
Poir.
1816
224
ICN
Urtica incisa Poir.
species
Urtica incisa
Lectotype (Grosse-Veldmann et al. 2016):—[AUSTRALIA. Nouvelle Hollande]. Urtica incisa (n), nov. holl., labill. [J. J. H. de Labillardière s.n.] (P-DESF 00601927!). Syntype:—[AUSTRALIA. Nouvelle Hollande]. n. holl., bill. [J. J. H. de Labillardière s.n.] (FI-WEBB 169977!)

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Rosales
Urticaceae
Urtica
incisa

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Urtica incisa Poir.

Monoec. herb with rather slender stems, simple to much-branched, up to 6 dm. tall, sparsely clad in stinging hairs. Lvs 2-5 × 2-5 cm., on petioles up to 7 cm. long, rather closely to sparsely clad in stinging hairs; lamina thin, ovate to broad-ovate to deltoid, glab. except for a few stinging hairs, truncate to subcordate at base, coarsely serrate-dentate, sts incised; teeth acute to apiculate, 4-mm. or more long, sinus obtuse to acute. Stipules up to 1 cm. long, us. entire. Spikes up to 2 cm. or more long, solitary or paired, either with ♂ above, ♀ below, or bearing one sex only; per. glab. or nearly so. Achenes 1-1·5 mm. long, pale brown.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne

Herb with slender scrambling or climbing, us. sparingly branched stems up to 2 m. long; branchlets, petioles and lvs sparingly clad in stinging hairs, sts almost lacking armature. Lvs 3-8 cm. × 5-12 mm., on petioles up to 5 mm. long; lamina linear to linear-lanceolate, dentate-serrate, acuminate, cuneate to truncate at base; teeth 1-2 mm. long, sharp, sinus acute. Staminate spikes up to 1 cm. long; per. glab. or nearly so; pistillate often reduced to glomerules. Achenes 1-1·5 mm. long, brown.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Urtica incisa Poir.

2n = 24
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne

2n = 24
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Urtica incisa Poir.

Slender, erect or decumbent, monoecious herb, sparsely to moderately clothed in very shortly stalked stinging hairs, otherwise sparsely hairy or ± glabrous. Lvs ovate to deltoid, acute to acuminate, truncate at base, coarsely serrate to dentate, 4-10-(12) cm long. Stipules 4 per node, entire. Most racemes unisexual; ♀ racemes above ♂ on the stem.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne

Scrambling or climbing, monoecious herb, with few very shortly stalked stinging hairs, otherwise glabrous. Lvs narrowly ovate to lanceolate, acute to acuminate, obtuse at base, coarsely serrate, (2)-3-7 cm long. Stipules 2 per node and 2-fid, or 4 per node and entire. Most racemes unisexual; ♀ racemes below ♂ on the stem.

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Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Urtica L.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica incisa Poir.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Urtica incisa var. linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cheeseman
Urtica incisa var. linearifolia Cheeseman
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica incisa var. linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cheeseman
Urtica incisa var. linearifolia Cheeseman
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Urtica L.
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2004)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f.
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f.
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f.
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica lucifuga var. linearifolia Hook.f.
Urtica lucifuga var. linearifolia Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
Urtica lucifuga var. linearifolia Hook.f.
Urtica lucifuga var. linearifolia Hook.f.
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f. var. lucifuga
Urtica lucifuga Hook.f. 1847 var. lucifuga
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. (2016)
Urtica incisa Poir.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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Urtica incisa Poir.
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Urtica linearifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne
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typification
Lectotype (Grosse-Veldmann et al. 2016):—[AUSTRALIA. Nouvelle Hollande]. Urtica incisa (n), nov. holl., labill. [J. J. H. de Labillardière s.n.] (P-DESF 00601927!). Syntype:—[AUSTRALIA. Nouvelle Hollande]. n. holl., bill. [J. J. H. de Labillardière s.n.] (FI-WEBB 169977!)
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. 2016: Weeding the nettles IV: A redefinition of Urtica incisa and allies in New Zealand and Australia, including the segregation of two new species Urtica sykesii and U. perconfusa. Phytotaxa 245(4): 251–261.
editorial
The names Urtica incisa, originally described from mainland Australia, and U. incisa var. linearifolia from Tasmania, have been misapplied to New Zealand taxa.
Grosse-Veldmann, B.; Conn, B.J.; Weigend, M. 2016: Weeding the nettles IV: A redefinition of Urtica incisa and allies in New Zealand and Australia, including the segregation of two new species Urtica sykesii and U. perconfusa. Phytotaxa 245(4): 251–261.

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bc2e2402-7f74-4b2e-91b3-a7376f176d49
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
8 February 2016
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