What is Urtica?
{{Speciesbox |name=''Urtica'' |image=Urtica.png |image_alt= |image_caption= |taxon=Urtica |authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] }} '''''Urtica''''' is a genus of plants commonly known as the '''nettles'''. They can produce an itching sensation when they touch skin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-664/stinging-nettle|title=Stinging Nettle: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Dosage, and Warning|website=www.webmd.com|access-date=2020-08-08}}</ref> The most well-known species is ''[[Urtica dioica]]'', the common stinging nettle. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Urticaceae]] {{biology-stub}}