Urticaceae
E11716
Urticaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the nettle family, which includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees often characterized by stinging hairs and small, greenish flowers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urticaceae canonical | 57 |
| Urticaceae genera | 2 |
| Urticales (in older systems) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
small greenish flowers
ⓘ
stinging hairs ⓘ |
| class |
Eudicots
ⓘ
surface form:
Magnoliopsida
|
| commonName | nettle family ⓘ |
| contains |
herbaceous plants
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ trees ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fiber production
ⓘ
medicinal plants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | unisexual flowers ⓘ |
| foundIn |
temperate regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| growthForm |
annual plants
ⓘ
perennial plants ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Boehmeria
ⓘ
Elatostema ⓘ Forsskaolea ⓘ Girardinia ⓘ Hesperocnide ⓘ Laportea ⓘ Myriocarpa ⓘ Oreocnide ⓘ Parietaria ⓘ Pilea ⓘ Pouzolzia ⓘ Urera ⓘ Urtica ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement |
alternate leaves
ⓘ
opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafMargin | serrated margins ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Boehmeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Boehmeria nivea
Pilea peperomioides ⓘ Urtica ⓘ
surface form:
Urtica dioica
|
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | wind pollination ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | achenes ⓘ |
| stingingHairsContain | irritant compounds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Urtica ⓘ |
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Urticales (in older systems)
subject surface form:
Girardinia diversifolia
subject surface form:
Girardinia heterophylla
this entity surface form:
Urticaceae genera