Urtica

Scientific Name: Urtica

Common Name: nettle

Symbol: URTIC

Category: Dicot

Genus: Urtica

Family: Urticaceae

Family Common Name: Nettle family

Order: Urticales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Edible: unknown

stinging nettels

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Scientific Name: urtica

Common Name(s): stinging nettels

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: leaf

pugslee 16 May, 2011	Stinging Nettels The toothed, narrow oval leaves are covered in stinging hairs, and the spikes of green flowers. Pick only young plants 6 to 8 inches tall. Boil the leaves for 10 minutes to destroy the acid in the hairs. The leaves can be dried and stored(after boiling) the stems can be crushed and used to make rope.
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