''Hesperocnide'' is a small genus of nettles containing two species. These are annual herbs covered in stinging hairs and toothed leaves. ''

Hesperocnide sandwicensis ''Hesperocnide'' is a small genus of nettles containing two species. These are annual herbs covered in stinging hairs and toothed leaves. ''Hesperocnide sandwicensis'', the Hawaii nettle, is endemic to Hawaii. ''Hesperocnide tenella'', the we ...

'', the Hawaii nettle, is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

. '' Hesperocnide tenella'', the western nettle, is native to

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

and

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

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Jepson Manual Treatment
Urticaceae Urticaceae genera {{urticaceae-stub