Urticaceae . . . . Nettle family
Choose from the following:
Parietaria
Parietaria judaica . . . Pellitory-of-the-wall
On walls, rocks and hedgebanks exc. NW Ire and N & W Sc
Soleirolia
Soleirolia soleirolii . . . Mother-of-thousands
Frequent in S En and CI
Urtica . . . . Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica . Stinging nettle
U. dioica has less toothed leaves and longer (often pinkish) panicles of flowers than U. urens; common throughout BI - often around farm yards where soil has been enriched in P
Urtica urens . . . Small nettle
U. urens has small, deeply toothed leaves and short panicles of flowers; widespread, esp. in E, less so in Ire and mountain areas
Urtica membranacea . . . Small nettle
Similar but v. local casual in En is U. membranacea with flowers on one side of inflated axis
