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wood nettle

Laportea canadensis

Wood nettle is a green plant that grows in shady places like forests. It has soft, fuzzy leaves and can be a bit prickly if you touch it. It's a great plant to learn about nature!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The wood nettle is a tall, slender plant with vibrant green, oval leaves covered in tiny, clear stinging hairs. Its inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers grow in small clusters where the leaves meet the stem.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Even though it stings, many caterpillars munch on its leaves without getting hurt!

Its sting comes from formic acid, the same chemical found in ant bites!

Surprisingly, cooking its young leaves makes them taste like spinach, with no sting!

The plant's tough stems were once used by Native Americans to weave strong ropes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sting Defense

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

Fähigkeit

Rapid Colonizer

Wood nettle can spread quickly using underground stems called rhizomes, helping it claim sunny forest floor spots.

Fähigkeit

Nutrient Collector

Wood nettle has deep roots that help it gather nutrients from rich forest soils, fueling its rapid growth.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-150 cm
Blütezeit
Sommer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its leaves and stems.

eaten by

Question Mark Butterfly

Polygonia interrogationis

Its caterpillars feed on wood nettle leaves.

eaten by

Red Admiral Butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

Larvae sometimes use it as a host plant.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful not to touch the leaves directly, as they can cause a little itch.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von wood nettle?

30-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von wood nettle?

Sommer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von wood nettle?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von wood nettle?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von wood nettle?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von wood nettle?

Wind

Wo findet man wood nettle normalerweise?

Forests

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