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Urtica cannabina L. Urtica dioica L. Urticaceae

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Urtica cannabina L.: Urtica cannabina fo. angustifolia Chu

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    Bo Liu

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Li, W., Liu, B., Bussmann, R.W., Batsatsashvili, K., Kikvidze, Z. (2020). Urtica cannabina L. Urtica dioica L. Urticaceae. In: Batsatsashvili, K., Kikvidze, Z., Bussmann, R. (eds) Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Central Asia and Altai. Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77087-1_146-1

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