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Urticaceae

Flameberry

Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb.

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Urera

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Flameberry: Urera caracasana berries
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Common names

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English
Flameberry

Synonyms

  • Urera alceifolia (Poir.) Gaudich. ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Urera alceifolia (Poir.) Gaudich. ex Wedd.
  • Urera capitata var. pavonii Wedd.
  • Urera caracasana var. miquelii (Wedd.) Wedd.
  • Urera caracasana var. mitis Wedd.
  • Urera caracasana var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd.
  • Urera caracasana var. tomentosa Wedd.
  • Urera corallina (Liebm.) Wedd.
  • Urera densiflora Miq.
  • Urera jacquinii Wedd.
  • Urera jacquinii var. corallina (Liebm.) Wedd.
  • Urera jacquinii var. miquelii Wedd.
  • Urera jacquinii var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd.
  • Urera jacquinii var. tomentosa Wedd.
  • Urera jacquinii var. ulmifolia (Kunth) Wedd.
  • Urera magna Britton
  • Urera mitis (Vell.) Miq.
  • Urera subpeltata Miq.
  • Urera subpeltata var. morifolia Miq.
  • Urtica alceifolia Poir.
  • Urtica caracasana Jacq.
  • Urtica chichicaztli Sessé & Moc.
  • Urtica corallina Liebm.
  • Urtica mitis Vell.
  • Urtica tiliifolia Kunth
  • Urtica ulmifolia Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.