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Urtica dioica L., Urtica urens et/ou hybrides (Urticaceae)

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. & Le Jeune, R. Urtica dioica L., Urtica urens et/ou hybrides (Urticaceae). Phytothérapie 7, 279–285 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-009-0408-5

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