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Growing on disturbed periphery of garden and forest.
everywhere -nitrogen-rich soil
Its stinging hair contain formic acid. Stings like a red ant.
Micro blossoms of the stinging nettle - yes, it also can be a beauty :)
On the shoulder of a gravel road, in a damp, shallow ditch.
The common Small Tortoiseshell occurs all over Europe. Its forewings are about ...
Lisière de bois, au bord de la Loire.
Kept side-swiping this stuff on the Bear Canyon Trail, what a sting!
Green plant with prickly edges on serrated leaves. When touched, causes ...
Huge stand of nettles at the bottom of a slope in very soft, moist soil. Look ...
Ladybug on a stinging nettle (Urtica