Description: A very common, locally abundant, native plant, spreading extensively by rhizomes or stolons. Found in a wide variety of situations and habitats such as hedgebanks, woodland, fens, river banks, farmyards and about old buildings or on rubble. Male and female flowers usually on separate plants.

All names: Urtica dioica L.; Urtica hispida DC.

Distribution Map from NBN: Urtica dioica at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Urtica dioica at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.