Stinging nettle
Urtica dioica
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Urtica dioica
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Forest, Meadow
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Inconspicuous
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food, Medicine, Fibre
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Each stinging hair is a tiny hollow needle that snaps at the tip like a syringe and injects a burning mix.
- Caterpillars of butterflies such as the peacock and the small tortoiseshell feed mainly on its leaves.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q155909 · All plants · All entries