Forsskaolea
Forsskaolea is a small genus of 6 species of perennial herbs in the nettle family with non-stinging hairs and dot-like concretions of mineral matter on their green parts. The genus was named in honor of Swedish botanist Peter Forsskål.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Desert Nettle
speciesForsskaolea tenacissima
Forsskaolea angustifolia
speciesForsskaolea angustifolia
Namib Nettle
speciesForsskaolea candida
Herero Nettle
speciesForsskaolea hereroensis
Desert Nettle
speciesForsskaolea viridis
Forsskaolea procridifolia
speciesForsskaolea procridifolia
Forsskaolea griersonii
speciesForsskaolea griersonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 424781.