Urtica

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q121671
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Urtica

Summary

Urtica is a taxon[1]. Urtica has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Urtica's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Urtica is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Urtica is classified within Urticaceae[5].
  • Urtica's scientific name is Urtica[6].
  • Urtica's Commons category is recorded as Urtica[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Urtica is Urtica dioica[8].
  • Urtica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urtica[9].
  • Urtica's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[10].
  • Urtica's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 23(2)[11].
  • Urtica's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • Urtica's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
  • Urtica's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12597[14].
  • Urtica's this taxon is source of is recorded as nettle soup[15].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nettle'}[16].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ሳማ'}[17].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'chordica'}[18].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'Chordiga'}[19].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قراص'}[20].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Gicitkən'}[21].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Крапіва'}[22].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Коприва'}[23].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Ortiga'}[24].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'ckb', 'text': 'گەزگەسک'}[25].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kopřiva'}[26].
  • Urtica is commonly known as {'lang': 'cv', 'text': 'Вĕлтĕрен'}[27].

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Classification

Urtica's scientific name is Urtica[6]. Urtica is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Urtica belongs to the parent taxon Urticaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Urtica is Urtica dioica[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'nettle'}[16], {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'ሳማ'}[17], {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'chordica'}[18], {'lang': 'an', 'text': 'Chordiga'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قراص'}[20], and {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Gicitkən'}[21].

Identifiers

Urtica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3500[28]. Urtica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38080[29]. Urtica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2984391[30]. Urtica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19151[31].

Why It Matters

Urtica has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Urtica is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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