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==== Subdivisions ====
{{Taxobox
| name              = Nettle
| regnum            = [[Plantae]]
| unranked_divisio  = [[Angiosperms]]
| unranked_classis  = [[Eudicots]]
| unranked_ordo     = [[Rosids]]
| ordo              = [[Rosales]]
| familia           = [[Urticaceae]]
| genus             = '''''Urtica'''''
| genus_authority   = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision       = {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* ''U. angustifolia''
* ''U. ardens''
* ''U. atrichocaulis''
* ''U. atrovirens''
* ''U. cannabina''
* ''U.&nbsp;chamaedryoides''
* ''[[Urtica dioica|U. dioica]]''
* ''U. dubia''
* ''[[Urtica ferox|U. ferox]]''
* ''U. fissa''
* ''[[Urtica dioica galeopsifolia|U. galeopsifolia]]''
* ''U. gracilenta''
* ''U. hyperborea''
* ''[[Urtica incisa|U. incisa]]'' 
* ''U. kioviensis''
* ''U. laetivirens'' 
* ''U. linearifolia''
* ''U. mairei''
* ''U.&nbsp;membranacea''
* ''U. morifolia''
* ''U. parviflora''
* ''U. pilulifera'' 
* ''U. platyphylla''
* ''U. pubescens''
* ''U. rupestris''
* ''U. sondenii''
* ''U. taiwaniana''
* ''[[Urtica thunbergiana|U. thunbergiana]]''
* ''U. triangularisa''
* ''[[Urtica urens|U. urens]]''
}}
}}
Groups above the rank of species (and even species if there are several notable subspecies) should usually include a list of subgroups.  Use the {{para|subdivision}} parameter for the list. The list can be formatted using a number of templates, such as the specialized {{tl|linked taxon list}} and {{tl|linked species list}}, which deal with authorities as well (see the documentation at [[Template:Taxon list]] for variant templates), or using a general list template such as {{tl|columns-list}}. Use the {{para|subdivision_ranks}} parameter to say what rank the subgroups have.  For instance, for families in an order:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto">
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision       =
  {{linked taxon list
  |Family1|Authority1
  |Family2|Authority2
  |Family3|Authority3
  }}
</syntaxhighlight>

For lists with more than a few subgroups, the list can be bracketed with {{tl|div col}} and {{tl|div col end}}, which will split the list into two columns (''see '''Nettle''' example at right'').  In cases where a list would make the taxobox too long, or where the classification is too variable to allow a brief summary, the list should be replaced with a comment like "See text" or the subdivision section should be omitted. As a [[rule of thumb]], when there are more than 100 subgroups the list should be in a separate article.

In cases where the classification is variable, a description like "Typical orders" or "Notable orders" may be used.

In cases where the ranks are uncertain, a description like "Subgroups" or "Taxa" may be preferable. Sometimes it is convenient to represent more than one level of classification in the list.  In that case the lower level groups are moved over to the right by prefixing them with &amp;nbsp; characters—usually three for the first level of indentation, and then one to three more for each subsequent level.  Major grades may also be represented by bolded headers, as on [[plant]] and [[heterokont]].  Remember, though, these should mainly be done when the intermediate rank subgroups are not worthy of separate articles; taxoboxes are too small to include too much duplicate information.