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The status of this species. It has been proven that Urtica gracilis is a unique, native species, and not a subspecies of Urtica dioica, (Weakley 2022).
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'''''Urtica'' ''gracilis''''', the '''California nettle'''<ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | accessdate = 23 January 2018}}</ref> or '''American stinging nettle''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8186|title=Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. 2013. Berkeley, California|accessdate=August 16, 2013}}</ref> is a [[herbaceous perennial]] plant native to most of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].<ref name=GRIN/>Itwas considered to be a subspecies of Urtica dioica, but new analysis has revealed it to be a species, and not closely related to Urtica dioica. Its morphology is similar to Urtica dioica, which led to it being classified as a subspecies of Urtica dioica. The 2 species will not cross pollinate. |
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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 |
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U. d. subsp. gracilis
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Urtica gracilis, the California nettle[2]orAmerican stinging nettle,[3] is a herbaceous perennial plant native to most of the United States and Canada.[2] It was considered to be a subspecies of Urtica dioica, but new analysis has revealed it to be a species, and not closely related to Urtica dioica. Its morphology is similar to Urtica dioica, which led to it being classified as a subspecies of Urtica dioica. The 2 species will not cross pollinate.
Media related to Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis at Wikimedia Commons| Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis |
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