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Urtíca dióica
Lifetime: long-Term. Plant type: Herbaceous plant covered with stinging hairs. Roots: creeping Rhizome. The trunk (stem): The stem is erect, with blunt edges, 50-150 cm high, branched. Height: 60-170 cm. Leaves: opposite Leaves, ovate, large-toothed along the edge. The entire plant is covered with hairs that contain formic acid. The hairs end in a brittle, silica-soaked tip. When you touch them, the hair heads break off, stick into the skin, forming a wound that gets acid, causing a burning sensation. Flowers, inflorescences: flowers are nondescript, light green, collected in axillary catkins. Flowering time: Blooms in June-August. Fruit: the Fruit is an ovoid small nut. Ripening time: Ripens in July.
It grows in fertile, moist soils, in shaded areas, ravines, near roads, near farms and housing, in vacant lots and weeds. It is also bred in culture.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2020
Submitted on Nov 1, 2020
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Nice first spotting!
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