Urtica dioica L. subsp. dioica
Densely hairy perennial. Lvs ovate, cordate at base, 6-16-(20) cm long. Petiole up to ⅔ as long as lamina. Stipules 6-20 mm long. Racemes 2-5 cm long.
N.: scattered localities throughout but not collected from Northland or Hawke's Bay, local; S.: Christchurch, Banks Peninsula, Kaitangata (Clutha R.), Invercargill; St.: Port Pegasus.
N. temperate regions 1870
Waste places, cultivated land, grassland.
FL Nov-Jan.
Perennial nettle is generally much stouter than the common nettle and also distinguished by the rhizomatous habit, sometimes forming large and persistent colonies.
