



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.
Hábitat: Grasslands
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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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!
The great stinging nettle has hollow, needle-like hairs on its leaves and stems that inject irritating chemicals to defend against munching animals.
The great stinging nettle can spread rapidly using underground stems called rhizomes, helping it colonize new areas and resist being pulled up.
The great stinging nettle can gather lots of nutrients, especially nitrogen, from the soil, allowing it to grow big and strong in rich environments.
Aglais urticae
larvae feed on leaves
Vanessa atalanta
caterpillars munch on leaves
Hypena proboscidalis
larvae feed exclusively on nettle
Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.
Las plantas medicinales poseen compuestos químicos que pueden utilizarse con fines terapéuticos para tratar enfermedades o mantener la salud.
Las plantas comestibles son aquellas partes de una planta que se consideran seguras para el consumo humano.
Las plantas de crecimiento rápido exhiben tasas de crecimiento aceleradas, aumentando rápidamente de tamaño y biomasa en un corto período de tiempo.
Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
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Be careful not to touch the leaves, as they can sting your skin.
60-150 cm
30-100 cm
0.1-0.3 cm
Late spring to early fall
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