Family
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Urtica dioica. Photo: (c) Marina Gorbunova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Urticaceae /ɜːrtɪˈkeɪsiː/ are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus Urtica, ramie (Boehmeria nivea), māmaki (Pipturus albidus), and ajlai (Debregeasia saeneb).
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