Australina pusilla

Australina pusilla
Foliage and flower buds
Botanical illustration
Scientific 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
  • 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.

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