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Stinging nettle - Urtica dioica Lubbeek. Belgium,Geotagged,Stinging nettle,Summer,Urtica dioica Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. I have had several unpleasant encounters with stinging nettle! Posted 3 years ago
    1. OMG, me as well! almost every time I go to the woods I brush a hand on one of them (unintentionally, in case anybody wonders! :-D) Posted 3 years ago
      1. Lol, same here. Then, the burn starts as I realize my mistake. Posted 3 years ago
        1. and stays with you for the rest of the day :-/ Posted 3 years ago
          1. Yep!! Posted 3 years ago

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Stinging nettle or common nettle, "Urtica dioica", is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America, and is the best-known member of the nettle genus "Urtica". The plant has many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on its leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation when contacted by humans and other animals.

Similar species: Rosales
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Mar 31, 2022. Captured Jul 27, 2012 19:12 in Dorpskring 14, 3210 Lubbeek, Belgium.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/3.5
  • 10/600s
  • ISO80
  • 9.84mm