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Urtica membranacea Poir.

Mediterranean nettle (Urticaceae)

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Urtica membranacea is a delicate nettle with few stinging hairs and stipules fused together into 2 at each node; it is native to the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread in central London.

Kensington (VC21: Middlesex); 2024-07-11

 Mediterranean nettle / Urtica membranacea: _Urtica membranacea_ is a delicate nettle with few stinging hairs and stipules fused together into 2 at each node; it is native to the Mediterranean Basin, but is now widespread in central London.

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