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Laportea

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Noun1.Laportea - mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle
genus Laportea
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Urticaceae, nettle family, Urticaceae - a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
Laportea canadensis, wood nettle - American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles
Australian nettle, Australian nettle tree - any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea
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Laportea canadensis, Lysimachia nummularia, Rudheckia laciniata, and Verbesina alternifolia.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Lick Creek Summit ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Christian, Brook N.; Rothroc / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
There are two species of nettle in our area: "Barn Nettle," Urtica dioica, and "Wood Nettle," Laportea canadensis.
Making springtime wild herb vinegars by Wood, Corinna / New Life Journal
The herbaceous layer is rich in forbs, including Agrimonia parviflora, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Floerkea proserpinacoides, Galium aparine, Hesperis matronalis, Impatiens capensis, Laportea canadensis, Lysimachia ciliata, L.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Hayes Arboretum in ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Reidy, Chris R.; Rothrock, Paul E.; Waltz, Rod; / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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