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 (1)

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: SWMT, MEM, APSC, EKY, HTTU, ETSU, MTSU, UTM, TENN, KNK, UCHT

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
31234100694064 Anderson Kentucky 12 Jun 1956 Mary E. Wharton
10074
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100496171 Anderson Kentucky 14 Apr 1979 William S . Bryant
307
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
31234100783040 Anderson Kentucky
EKY
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0103152 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009381 Bedford Tennessee 09 Apr 1985 Beth Porter
24
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
MTSU009389 Bedford Tennessee 28 Mar 1997 Brent Spicer
MTSU
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0110031 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
MEM011660 Clark Kentucky 18 Apr 1952 B.B. McInteer
1456
MEM
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0086888 Clark Kentucky 04 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
APSC0076258 Clark Kentucky 13 Jun 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Urtica chamaedryoides
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Plant Photos

Urtica chamaedryoides - Dwayne Estes
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