Latin name: Urtica gracilis (Aiton) ssp. holosericea (Nutt.) W.A. Weber
Pronunciation: UR-ti-ka GRAS-il-is ho-lo-se-RIS-ee-a
Common name: Hoary nettle, Stinging nettle
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle)
Habitat: Streambanks, margins of deciduous woodlands amd meadows, moist waste places in chaparral and coastal sage scrun to 9000'
Blooming period: June to September
Name derivations: 1) Urtica 2) gracilis 3) holosericea
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