Biology:Urtica incisa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Urtica |
| Species: | U. incisa
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| Urtica incisa Poir.[1]
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Urtica incisa, commonly called scrub nettle, stinging nettle, and tall nettle,[1] is an upright perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia , from the north–east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and parts of southern Western Australia.[2][3] Also widespread in the North and South Island of New Zealand.[4]
Growth
Scrub nettle leaves are triangular and opposite, 5–12 centimetres (2.0–4.7 in) long, with serrated margins and stinging hairs.
Uses
Indigenous Australians ate the leaves after baking them between hot stones. They are considered a tasty vegetable, with colonists also using it to make a tonic for "clearing the blood".[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Urtica incisa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Urtica+incisa.
- ↑ "Urtica incisa : Scrub Nettle". Atlas of Living Australia. Australian Government. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Urtica+incisa.
- ↑ "Urtica incisa". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Urtica_incisa.htm.
- ↑ "Urtica sykesii". http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=2282.
- ↑ Low, Tim (1988). Wild Food Plants of Australia. ISBN 0-207-16930-6.
Wikidata ☰ Q5198480 entry
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