Rainforest Plants - Nettle

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Rainforest Plants - Nettle
By Tony Mandarich
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Family: Urticaceae

Genus: Urtica

Species: dioica

Common names: nettle, common nettle, stinging nettle, gerrais

General Description: It is a perennial that grows two to seven feet high and is clothed in stinging hairs; its leaves are deeply serrated and pointed, growing on opposite sides of the stem. Although leaves appear downy to the eye, clumps of upright, four-angled six inch stems hide venomous spines that emit an acrid fluid when touched. The root is creeping and branching.

Location: Nettle grows in temperate and tropical areas around the world.

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