Urtica chamaedryoides

ClassificationDicots
FamilyUrticaceae
Family (Traditional)Urticaceae
GenusUrtica
Species:Urtica chamaedryoides Pursh
Common NameHeartleaf Nettle
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G4G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Urtica chamaedryoides var. runyonii Urtica chamaedryoides var. runyonii Correll

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Clark (KY), Fayette (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Henry (KY), Jessamine (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Robertson (KY), Scott (KY), Woodford (KY), Bedford (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Wayne (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1947 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100694122 Fulton Kentucky 21 May 1985 R. Athey
5089
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694130 Jessamine Kentucky 16 May 1982 W. Meijer
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694155 Livingston Kentucky 28 Apr 1969 Raymond Athey
570
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100783040 Anderson Kentucky
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694064 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10074
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694148 Jessamine Kentucky 28 Apr 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
3016
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100496171 Anderson Kentucky 14 Apr 1979 William S . Bryant
307
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694098 Franklin Kentucky 29 Apr 1981 Richard Hannan
6125
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694205 Smith Tennessee 04 May 1980 T. Filipczak
127
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31973000020156 Robertson Kentucky 12 Apr 1983 Buddell, George
773
KNK
Urtica chamaedryoides
31973000020158 Robertson Kentucky 12 Apr 1983 Buddell, George
773
KNK
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084690 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084680 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084682 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084676 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084697 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084658 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084655 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084660 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084689 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084673 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084671 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084665 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084679 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084688 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084701 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084664 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084698 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084684 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084700 Madison Kentucky
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084674 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0240879 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084678 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084661 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084659 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084683 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084662 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084654 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084663 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084672 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084677 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084670 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084687 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084653 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084681 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084685 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084699 Jessamine Kentucky
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084675 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084686 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084656 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
TENN-V-0084657 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Urtica chamaedryoides
UCHT010366 Rutherford Tennessee
UCHT
Urtica chamaedryoides
UCHT010365 Montgomery Tennessee
UCHT
Urtica chamaedryoides
UCHT010364 Giles Tennessee
UCHT
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000985 Montgomery Tennessee 09 Jun 1948 A Clebsch, E Clebsch
1034
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000990 Montgomery Tennessee 08 May 1979 E W Chester
3368
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0081022 Franklin Kentucky 09 May 1985
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0103152 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000983 Stewart Tennessee 08 Nov 1985 E W Chester
85-1054
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000996 Montgomery Tennessee 05 May 1947 A Clebsch, E Clebsch
1033
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0085551 Wayne Tennessee
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000994 Montgomery Tennessee 07 Mar 1948 A Clebsch
1032
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000989 Montgomery Tennessee 18 Mar 1974 E W Chester
2660
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000997 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Mar 1967 E W Chester
1533
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0076258 Clark Kentucky 13 Jun 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0110031 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0086888 Clark Kentucky 04 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000982 Lyon Kentucky 26 May 1987 E W Chester
87-225
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000986 Montgomery Tennessee 27 Nov 1998 E W Chester
13695
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000988 Humphreys Tennessee 21 Apr 2000 E W Chester, S Gunn
13841
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000981 Stewart Tennessee 25 Mar 1987 E W Chester
87-17
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0040390 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000987 Henry Tennessee 22 Oct 1992 E W Chester
12962
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000984 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Apr 1949 Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch
APSC 700
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0086447 Scott Kentucky 21 Apr 1977 Harry Woodward
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0000993 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Apr 1949 F Brown, A Clebsch
700
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU032908 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU031113 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU009816 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU009817 Marshall Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU027604 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU009820 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU021128 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU009819 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU024684 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU029199 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU016677 Hickman Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU009818 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
HTTU034744 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009389 Bedford Tennessee 28 Mar 1997 Brent Spicer
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009393 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Apr 2007 Celeste Luckey
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009378 DeKalb Tennessee 27 Mar 2010 Krystal Richards
4
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009384 Rutherford Tennessee 30 Mar 1987 J. Thomas Stinson
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009394 Davidson Tennessee 12 Apr 2009 Jesse Traub
33
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009391 Williamson Tennessee 25 Mar 2002 Leah Crow
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009381 Bedford Tennessee 09 Apr 1985 Beth Porter
24
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009387 Maury Tennessee 08 Apr 1995 Jason White
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009382 Rutherford Tennessee 09 Apr 1985 Lyle Mason
34
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009388 Maury Tennessee 08 Apr 1995 Angie Greer
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009390 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Apr 1998 Pam Rowlett
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009385 Davidson Tennessee 08 Apr 1993 Herschell B. Parker
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009386 Sumner Tennessee 09 Apr 1993 Lori Baxter
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009383 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Apr 1986 Danny L. Bryan
26
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
UTM02350 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Urtica chamaedryoides
SWMT05344 Shelby Tennessee 26 Feb 2013 A. DeGenova
21
SWMT
Urtica chamaedryoides
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 19 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
ETSU026809 Hawkins Tennessee 19 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19965
ETSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
N/A Jackson Tennessee 27 Mar 2020 Paul Warren
C-32
HTTU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MEM017469 Lauderdale Tennessee 02 Apr 1972 Patrick Keiran
266
MEM
Urtica chamaedryoides
MEM007942 Shelby Tennessee 10 Jun 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
937
MEM
Urtica chamaedryoides
MEM002747 Fayette Kentucky 03 Apr 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
6557
MEM
Urtica chamaedryoides
MEM011660 Clark Kentucky 18 Apr 1952 B.B. McInteer
1456
MEM
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694114 Henry Kentucky 20 Oct 1962 J.L. Genry Jr.
840
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694163 Madison Kentucky 31 Jul 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3112
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694171 Woodford Kentucky 28 Apr 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2731
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694072 Fayette Kentucky 1997-Not shown-Not shown Danny Husband
340
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694080 Franklin Kentucky 05 Jun 1981 Steven Rice
FR-463
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100694106 Garrard Kentucky 28 Apr 2010 W. W. Overbeck
388
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
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Urtica chamaedryoides - Dwayne Estes
Urtica chamaedryoides - Milo Pyne
Urtica chamaedryoides - Milo Pyne
Urtica chamaedryoides - Tara Littlefield
Urtica chamaedryoides - Tara Littlefield
Urtica chamaedryoides - Tara Littlefield
Urtica chamaedryoides - Tara Littlefield
Urtica chamaedryoides - Theo Witsell
Urtica chamaedryoides - Theo Witsell