Family CN: Nettle Family Family Code: URTICA Family Parent: [in ROSALES] Family Authority: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 Summary: A family of about 45 genera and 1000 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, of cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Reference: Boufford in FNA (1997); Friis in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Miller (1971a). Last Updated: 2020-01-01 Publish: 1