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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb. Urticaceae SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) South America (tropics) SC SE S[M] E sci hyg dr (leaves on legs of persons to cure rheumatism, native medicine by boiling the leaves, remedy for fever, roots infusion to cure bronchias) fd (leaves in salad) ma tx Urera acuminata Miq. Urera capitata var. pavonii Wedd. Urera caracasana var. miquelii (Wedd.) Wedd. Urera caracasana var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd. Urera caracasana var. tomentosa Wedd. Urera jacquini Wedd. Urera jacquini var. miquelii Wedd. Urera jacquini var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd. Urera subpeltata Miq. Urtica caracasana Jacq. Urtica verrucosa Liebm. flameberry scratchbush; stinging nettle (Puerto Rico) urera bois-fridoche; bois de frédoche; bois fridoche (Guadeloupe); grande ortie chichicaste (Central America); chichicaste de flores rosadas (El Salvador); chichicaste de hormiga, chichicastón (Guatemala); crespón (Costa Rica); guaritoto hembra (Venezuela); ishanga, ishanga blanca, ishanga del agua (Peru); la (Guatemala); lattsimin (Mexico); mal hombre (Puerto Rico); orteguilla macho (Ecuador); ortiga; ortiga blanca (Costa Rica); ortiga brava (Argentina); ortiga colorado; ortiga de caballo (Mexico); pica pica (Bolivia); picatón (Venezuela); pringamoza (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela); quemador (Mexico); tabaquillon (Costa Rica) urtiga; laal, ortiga (maya, Mexico)

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Latin name Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex Griseb.
Family Urticaceae
Distribution SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone SC SE
Height S[M]
Foliage E
Ecology sci hyg
Use dr (leaves on legs of persons to cure rheumatism, native medicine by boiling the leaves, remedy for fever, roots infusion to cure bronchias) fd (leaves in salad) ma tx
Synonym Urera acuminata Miq. Urera capitata var. pavonii Wedd. Urera caracasana var. miquelii (Wedd.) Wedd. Urera caracasana var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd. Urera caracasana var. tomentosa Wedd. Urera jacquini Wedd. Urera jacquini var. miquelii Wedd. Urera jacquini var. subpeltata (Miq.) Wedd. Urera subpeltata Miq. Urtica caracasana Jacq. Urtica verrucosa Liebm.
English name flameberry scratchbush; stinging nettle (Puerto Rico)
French name urera bois-fridoche; bois de frédoche; bois fridoche (Guadeloupe); grande ortie
Spanish name chichicaste (Central America); chichicaste de flores rosadas (El Salvador); chichicaste de hormiga, chichicastón (Guatemala); crespón (Costa Rica); guaritoto hembra (Venezuela); ishanga, ishanga blanca, ishanga del agua (Peru); la (Guatemala); lattsimin (Mexico); mal hombre (Puerto Rico); orteguilla macho (Ecuador); ortiga; ortiga blanca (Costa Rica); ortiga brava (Argentina); ortiga colorado; ortiga de caballo (Mexico); pica pica (Bolivia); picatón (Venezuela); pringamoza (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela); quemador (Mexico); tabaquillon (Costa Rica)
Other name urtiga; laal, ortiga (maya, Mexico)
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