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Urtica dioica
A herbacious perennial flowering plant. Small clusters of insignificant flowers. The plant has many small, stinging hairs called trichomes on its stems and leaves, predominately on the stems.
Trichomes give a painful, itchy sting which can manifest as a rash. Stinging nettle can be boiled and eaten! Once the nettle has been submerged in boiling water, the stinging effects of the nettle no longer apply.
Spotted on May 22, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013
2 Comments
Cool Justin! Where around the school did you find the stinging Nettles?
WOW! Justin I love the picture you took with the microscope.