Australina pusilla

Australina pusilla, the small shade nettle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to eastern Australia, and New Zealand.[1][2] A highly variable perennial herb reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is often found growing alongside shady streams.[2]

Australina pusilla
Foliage and flower buds
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Australina
Species:
A. pusilla
Binomial name
Australina pusilla
Synonyms[1]
  • Australina hispidula Colenso
  • Australina muelleri Wedd.
  • Australina novae-zelandiae Hook.f.
  • Australina pusilla var. major Hook.f.
  • Australina pusilla var. minor Hook.f.
  • Australina septemdentata Gand.
  • Australina tasmanica Hook.f.
  • Urtica pusilla Poir.
  • Urtica tasmanica F.Muell.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Australina pusilla subsp. muelleri (Wedd.) Friis & Wilmot-Dear – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
  • Australina pusilla subsp. pusilla – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, North Island, South Island

References
  1. "Australina pusilla (Poir.) Gaudich". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. George, Alexander S. (1989). Flora of Australia: Volume 3; Hamamelidales to Casuarinales (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 93.


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