Stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

Русское название: Крапива двудомная

A perennial plant whose stinging hairs can irritate skin. It is also a valuable host plant for insects and butterflies. Avoid collecting unfamiliar wild plants for food or remedies.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Europe and temperate Asia; found elsewhere

♧Habitat

Nitrogen-rich soils, hedgerows and damp edges

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsUrtica dioica — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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