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Urtica dioica
About 30 cm tall now, in early spring. Will grow to 1-3 meters tall. Opposite, spiky leaves with fine hairs. Leaves can be used to make a spring tonic and are edible in early spring. Native people used the fibers for fish nets.
Rich soil, sunny Western light, well drained, wet area.
Spotted on Apr 2, 2020
Submitted on Apr 2, 2020
5 Comments
does it have anything to do with Noah ark? (arc?)
I do not really get what project Noah is. could someone tell me?
one time I ate a stinging nettle and ended up in the emergency room for like, five hours.
I had mine raw.
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they are a interesting plant though.
Thanks for sharing arria.merrill. I appreciate someone who takes time to research and write notes. Welcome to Project Noah.
Hi arria.merrill, welcome to the Project Noah community!