




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!
Hábitat: Forests
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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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!
Wood nettle has needle-like stinging hairs that inject irritants, helping it defend against hungry animals.
Wood nettle can spread quickly using underground stems called rhizomes, helping it claim sunny forest floor spots.
Wood nettle has deep roots that help it gather nutrients from rich forest soils, fueling its rapid growth.
Odocoileus virginianus
Browses on its leaves and stems.
Polygonia interrogationis
Its caterpillars feed on wood nettle leaves.
Vanessa atalanta
Larvae sometimes use it as a host plant.
Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.
Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.
Las plantas tolerantes a la sombra están adaptadas para crecer y prosperar en áreas con bajos niveles de luz, requiriendo menos luz solar directa.
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.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
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Peligro
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Be careful not to touch the leaves directly, as they can cause a little itch.
30-150 cm
Verano
Sí
Leve
Perenne
Viento
Forests
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