Urtica urens
Dwarf Nettle
As recorded: Urtica urens L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 520
- Date
- April 14, 1943
- Locality
- Puu Kapele
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,737 m
- Identified by
- Mygatt, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 14, 1943, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Urtica urens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-18
Infantry Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Infantry Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urtica urens. BISH 71834. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/71834.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956271448 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026