Species
Urtica gracilis (Slender stinging nettle)
Urtica gracilis. Photo: (c) Heather Pickard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis, the California nettle or American stinging nettle, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to most of the United States and Canada. It is either considered to be a subspecies of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), or a species in its own right: Urtica gracilis.