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- Group 1Lycophytes, Monilophytes
- Group 2Gymnosperms
- Group 3Monocots
- Group 4Woody angiosperms with opposite or whorled leaves
- Group 5Woody angiosperms with alternate leaves
- Group 6Herbaceous angiosperms with inferior ovaries
- Group 7Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries and zygomorphic flowers
- Group 8Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, and 2 or more distinct carpels
- Group 9Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, connate petals, and a solitary carpel or 2 or more connate carpels
- Group 10Herbaceous angiosperms with superior ovaries, actinomorphic flowers, distinct petals or the petals lacking, and 2 or more connate carpels
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- Urticaceae
- Urtica
Urtica
See list of 2 species in this genus-
1a. Stipules 5–15 mm long, erect; staminate and carpellate flowers usually in separate inflorescences; inflorescence exceeding the length of the petioles of the subtending leaves; plants perennial from rhizomes
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1b. Stipules 1–3 mm long, spreading to deflexed; staminate and carpellate flowers usually in the same inflorescence; inflorescence often shorter than the length of the petioles of the subtending leaves; plants annual from a taproot
Show photos of: Each photo represents one species in this genus.