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Fist of Fury The stinging nettle flowers. Simple and disarming. Toxics leave the nettle system upon this simple flower showing. <br />
 Geotagged,Stinging nettle,The Netherlands,Urtica dioica Click/tap to enlarge

Fist of Fury

The stinging nettle flowers. Simple and disarming. Toxics leave the nettle system upon this simple flower showing.

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  1. (stayed in a hotel there for my work [giving a training course]) Posted 13 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 Ludo Sak
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By Ludo Sak

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Uploaded Jun 26, 2012. Captured Jun 15, 2012 18:40 in Koningin Julianaweg 98, 8453 Oranjewoud, The Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/22.0
  • 10s
  • ISO100
  • 50mm