grande ortie, ortie dioïque vs petite ortie, ortie brûlante

Urtica dioica compared with Urtica urens

Key Differences

• grande ortie, ortie dioïque is Least Concern while petite ortie, ortie brûlante is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grande ortie, ortie dioïque	petite ortie, ortie brûlante
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Urticaceae	Urticaceae
Genus same	Urtica	Urtica
Species	Urtica dioica	Urtica urens

Evolutionary Relationship

grande ortie, ortie dioïque and petite ortie, ortie brûlante share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Urtica.

Conservation Status

grande ortie, ortie dioïque

LC — Least Concern

petite ortie, ortie brûlante

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grande ortie, ortie dioïque	petite ortie, ortie brûlante
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

grande ortie, ortie dioïque

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

petite ortie, ortie brûlante

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

grande ortie, ortie dioïque

The Big-Sting Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a species in the genus Urtica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States