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Question: Hello....Iam an undergraduate in Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Nepal. I'm recently working on stinging neetle plant and found some …

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    Hello....Iam an undergraduate in Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Nepal. I'm recently working on stinging neetle plant and found some species. I wanted to know it's taxonomy for further research and works. I also want to study its physiology, nutritional value and health benefits on human and other animal species....I need your help. Also, If you could give some guidance and some help ...

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    Dear sailendrakadel108, Here is a paper for its taxonomy: Henning, T., D. Quandt, B. Grosse-Veldmann, A. Monro, and M. Weigand. 2014. Weeding the Nettles II: A delimitation of “Urtica dioica L.” (Urticaceae) based on morphological and molecular data, including a rehabilitation of Urtica gracilis Ait. Phytotaxa 162: 61–83. Contact me at ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org for other questions you may have. Good luck with your study.