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Fatoua villosa

(Thunb.) Nakai

Hairy Crabweed

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156220

Element CodePDMOR09010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderUrticales

FamilyMoraceae

GenusFatoua

Synonyms

Urtica villosaThunb.

Other Common Names

Crabweed (EN) Foolish-weed (EN) Mulberry-weed (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Edition Date1991-05-08

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Rank Reasons

Introduced from Japan.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Hawaii	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.