wood nettle
探検植物
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!
生息地: Forests
外見
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.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Rosales科Urticaceae属Laportea
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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おもしろい事実
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!
特殊能力
能力
Sting Defense
Wood nettle has needle-like stinging hairs that inject irritants, helping it defend against hungry animals.
能力
Rapid Colonizer
Wood nettle can spread quickly using underground stems called rhizomes, helping it claim sunny forest floor spots.
能力
Nutrient Collector
Wood nettle has deep roots that help it gather nutrients from rich forest soils, fueling its rapid growth.
サイズと詳細
- 高さ
- 30-150 cm
- 開花時期
- 夏
- 食用
- はい
- 毒性
- 軽度
- ライフサイクル
- 多年生
- 受粉方法
- 風
生態系とのつながり
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.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
2/5 · 低い
Be careful not to touch the leaves directly, as they can cause a little itch.
よくある質問
wood nettleの高さは何ですか？
30-150 cm
wood nettleの開花時期は何ですか？
夏
wood nettleの食用は何ですか？
はい
wood nettleの毒性は何ですか？
軽度
wood nettleのライフサイクルは何ですか？
多年生
wood nettleの受粉方法は何ですか？
風
wood nettleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
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