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Urtica ferox
Tree Nettle
As recorded: Urtica ferox G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Godley, E.J.; Mason, R.E.J. Godley →R. Mason →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 5062
- Date
- October 31, 1961
- Locality
- Kaituna Valley Reserve, Banks Peninsula.
- Region
- Canterbury, New Zealand
- Identified by
- Melville, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 31, 1961, Melville, R.; Godley, E.J.; Mason, R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Urtica ferox observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,351 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
(c) timwardwlgnz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
(c) timwardwlgnz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ
(c) timwardwlgnz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Wellington, Wellington, NZ
(c) ecojimmy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Martinborough, Wellington, NZ
(c) lucieiw91, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urtica ferox. BISH 433183. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405197. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/433183.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956405197 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
