BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Urtica (nettles)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Urtica dioica L. (Common Nettle) 4 4   88
Species Urtica galeopsifolia Wierzb. ex Opiz (Fen Nettle)     2  
Species Urtica urens L. (Small Nettle) 6     9

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

McAllister, H.A., 1999 Urtica galeopsifolia Wierzb. ex Opiz (Urticaceae) confirmed for Britain by its chromosome number

Urtica may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Urtica:

is foodplant of larva Brachypterus glaber - a pollen or sap beetle (Coleoptera: Kateretidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Brachypterus urticae - Nettle Pollen Beetle (Coleoptera: Kateretidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Phyllobius viridicollis - a leaf weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1997
fruit (ripening) ripening fruit has sap sucked by nymph Eysarcoris fabricii - a shieldbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) UK/Ireland Hawkins, R.D., 1985
growing tip growing tip has sap sucked by dark green, densely clustered colony Aphis urticata - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Rotheray, G.E., 1989
leaf (blade) leaf (blade) is galled by larva Dasineura urticae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (blade) leaf (blade) is galled by yellowish, scattered, hypophyllous Aphis urticata - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) Rotheray, G.E., 1989
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (petiole) leaf (petiole) is galled by larva Dasineura urticae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (petiole) leaf (petiole) is mined by larva Myoleja caesio - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988 [see P. 70]
leaf margin leaf margin is galled by larva Dasineura dioicae - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is galled by Trioza urticae - a jumping plantlouse (Homoptera: Psyllidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
stem (base) (dead) dead stem (base) is decayed by basidiome Calyptella capula - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by basidiome Calyptella campanula - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stem stem is galled by larva Apion urticarium - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem stem is galled by aecium Puccinia urticata s.l. - Nettle Clustercup Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986

Urtica may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Hawkins, R.D., 1985 Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Morris, M.G., 1997 Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Rotheray, G.E., 1989 Aphid Predators
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)