Nettles

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Nettles are green plants with tiny, stinging hairs that can give a little prick when touched! They attract butterflies and other insects, making them fun to spot in gardens and woods.

Lebensraum: Nettles commonly grow in gardens, along roadsides, and in disturbed areas.

Aussehen

The Nettles has distinctive green, heart-shaped or oval leaves with serrated edges, growing on square stems. It is covered in fine, hair-like stinging bristles that are its most unique visual feature.

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Nettles

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Roman soldiers rubbed nettles on themselves to stay warm in cold weather!

Before cotton, people used strong nettle fibers to weave durable clothes and ropes!

Several butterfly caterpillars can only eat nettles, making them vital nurseries!

You can eat nettles like spinach, but only after cooking them to remove the sting!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Nettles has needle-like hairs that inject irritants, helping it defend against hungry animals.

Nettles can quickly spread underground using rhizomes, letting it colonize new areas rapidly.

Nettles can thrive in very rich soils, absorbing many nutrients to help them grow big and strong.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 50-150 cm
Ausbreitung: 30-60 cm
Blütengröße: 0.1-0.2 cm
Blütezeit: Sommer
Essbar: Ja
Giftigkeit: Leicht
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Its caterpillars feed exclusively on nettle leaves.

eaten by

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

The caterpillars rely on nettles as their primary food.

eaten by

Comma butterfly

Polygonia c-album

Their larvae use nettle leaves as a vital food source.

Merkmale

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.