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| | Urticales -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | Among the members are stinging nettles; mulberry, fig, and elm trees; hop vines; and the hemp, or marijuana, plant. |
 | | All species of the subclass Hamamelidae, apart from the order Urticales, are woody plants ranging from small shrubs to massive trees; the Urticales contain both woody and herbaceous species. |
 | | The herbaceous habit and preference for moist environments, particularly in tropical and subtropical lowlands, are unusual in the Hamamelidae and are believed to have been important factors in the diversification of the Urticales. |
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