Urticaceae

Urticaceae or Nettle family.

Urticaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Urticales
Family: Urticaceae
Genera
  • Aboriella
  • Achudemia
  • Archiboehmeria
  • Astrothalamus
  • Australina
  • Boehmeria
  • Chamabainia
  • Cypholophus
  • Debregeasia
  • Dendrocnide
  • Didymodoxa
  • Discocnide
  • Droguetia
  • Elatostema
  • Forsskaolea
  • Gesnouinia
  • Gibbsia
  • Girardinia
  • Laportea
  • Lecanthus
  • Leucosyke
  • Maoutia
  • Meniscogyne
  • Myriocarpa
  • Nanocnide
  • Neodistemon
  • Neraudia
  • Nothocnide
  • Obetia
  • Oreocnide
  • Parietaria
  • Pellionia
  • Petelotiella
  • Phenax
  • Pilea
  • Pipturus
  • Poulzolzia
  • Procris
  • Rousselia
  • Sarcochlamys
  • Sarcopilea
  • Soleirolia
  • Touchardia
  • Urera
  • Urtica

Well-known members of this family include the nettle (Urtica spp.) and Ramie (Boehmeria nivea)