Great stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)

Great stinging nettle, a reference photo — Photo: Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle, nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Great stinging nettle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Urtica gracilis
Urtica platyphylla
Urtica kioviensis
Urtica angustifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Urtica
Species: Urtica dioica

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