- Laportea
image_caption = "Laportea cuspidata"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Urticales
familia =Urticaceae
genus = "Laportea"
genus_authority = Gaud."Laportea" is a genus of
plant s in the familyUrticaceae , named after French naturalistFrançois Louis de la Porte, comte de Castelnau .They are herbaceous, either annual or perennial. Like many plants of the
Urticaceae , they have stinging hairs, and have stinging and non-stinging hairs on the same plant.The genus contains 22cite web | url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=117613 | title = Laportea | work = Flora of North America] species, including:
* "
Laportea aestuans " (L.) Chew. - West Indian woodnettle
* "Laportea canadensis " (L.) Weddell. - Canadian woodnettle
* "Laportea cuneata " (A. Rich.) Chew. - Weedy woodnettle
* "Laportrea cuspidata "
* "Laportea interrupta " (L.) Chew. - Hawaiian woodnettle
* "Laportea urentissima " Gagnep.References
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