Urticaceae
Canadian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Laportea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Canadian woodnettle
Synonyms
- Fleurya canadensis (L.) Benth.
- Fleurya divaricata (L.) Gaudich.
- Laportea canadensis var. pustulata (Liebm.) Wedd.
- Laportea divaricata (L.) Lunell
- Laportea pustulata Wedd.
- Oblixilis canadensis (L.) Raf.
- Oblixilis divaricatus Raf.
- Sclepsion divaricatum Raf. ex Wedd.
- Urtica canadensis L.
- Urtica canadensis var. minor Hook.
- Urtica divaricata L.
- Urtica pustulata Liebm.
- Urtica whitlowii Muhl.
- Urtica whitlowii Whitlow
- Urticastrum divaricatum (L.) Kuntze
- Urticastrum divaricatum var. canadense (L.) Kuntze
- Urticastrum divaricatum var. ovatifolium Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 908 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: naturalist charlie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aspidoscelis, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Skyler Principe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.