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great stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

The great stinging nettle is a tall plant with green leaves that can sting you if you touch them! It grows in many places and is important for butterflies and other insects.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The great stinging nettle is a tall, upright plant with square-ish green stems and heart-shaped or oval leaves, all covered in tiny stinging hairs. It produces small, greenish-white flowers that hang in drooping clusters from late spring. Its vibrant green foliage often forms dense, lush patches.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people once wove surprisingly strong cloth from nettle fibers, just like linen!

Historically, people used cooked nettles as a healthy spring tonic or even medicine!

Where great stinging nettles grow tall, it often means the soil is super rich and healthy!

You can extract green or yellow dyes from nettle leaves to color fabrics naturally!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sting Defender

The great stinging nettle has hollow, needle-like hairs on its leaves and stems that inject irritating chemicals to defend against munching animals.

Fähigkeit

Underground Spreader

The great stinging nettle can spread rapidly using underground stems called rhizomes, helping it colonize new areas and resist being pulled up.

Fähigkeit

Nutrient Magnet

The great stinging nettle can gather lots of nutrients, especially nitrogen, from the soil, allowing it to grow big and strong in rich environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
60-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-100 cm
Blütengröße
0.1-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

larvae feed on leaves

eaten by

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

caterpillars munch on leaves

eaten by

Snout Moth

Hypena proboscidalis

larvae feed exclusively on nettle

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Be careful not to touch the leaves, as they can sting your skin.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von great stinging nettle?

60-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von great stinging nettle?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von great stinging nettle?

0.1-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von great stinging nettle?

Late spring to early fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von great stinging nettle?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von great stinging nettle?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von great stinging nettle?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von great stinging nettle?

Wind

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