Common name: Hen's Nettle, Hawai'i woodnettle, stinging nettle • Hindi: बिछाता bichata, बिछुआ bichua • Marathi: आग्या aagya • Tamil: பெரும்காஞ்சொறி perunkanchori • Malayalam: batti-schorigenam • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಚೂರುಚೂರುಕನ ಗಿಡ್ kaadu churuchurukana gida • Konkani: खटकुटली khatkutli • Sanskrit: वृश्र्चत् vrushrchat
Botanical name: Laportea interrupta Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Synonyms: Fleurya interrupta, Urtica interrupta
Hen's Nettle is a small, hardly branched, slightly fleshy herb, bearing
hairs which irritate the skin. The stem grows up to 20-80 cm tall. Leaves
are ovate, narrow tipped, 6-9 cm long, 5-6 cm wide, on slender stalks up to
8 cm long. Leaves are rounded to nearly heart-shaped at the base. Margins
are coarsely serrated. Inflorescences on appear on stalks in leaf axils.
Flowers are tiny, green, with most organs in 4 parts. Fruit is a heart-
shaped achene. Flowering: July-August.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke
| Photographed at Ghodbunder Road, Thane, Maharashtra. |
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