Urticaceae
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Urticaceae or Nettle family.

Urticaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Urticaceae
Genera
Aboriella Achudemia Archiboehmeria Astrothalamus Australina Boehmeria Chamabainia Cypholophus Debregeasia Dendrocnide Didymodoxa Discocnide Droguetia Elatostema Forsskaolea Gesnouinia Gibbsia Girardinia Laportea Lecanthus Leucosyke Maoutia Meniscogyne Myriocarpa Nanocnide Neodistemon Neraudia Nothocnide Obetia Oreocnide Parietaria Pellionia Petelotiella Phenax Pilea Pipturus Poulzolzia Procris Rousselia Sarcochlamys Sarcopilea Soleirolia Touchardia Urera Urtica

Well-known members of this family include the nettle (Urtica spp.) and Ramie (Boehmeria nivea)

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