Flowering Nettle

Netttle (Urtica dioica)

The nettle is one of the most useful plants in Britain and even its sting can be beneficial.

Species Information

Scientific Name: Urtica dioica L.

Common name(s): nettle, stinging nettle

Conservation Status: Not threatened.

Habitat: Wasteland, hedgerows, fields and woods. Nettles do particularly well in soils with . . . → Read More: Nettles - Description & Uses

Stinging Nettle

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 that . . . → Read More: Stinging Nettle