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NettleSlender Common Name:
Slender Nettle
 
 
Scientific Name: Urtica gracilis

 

Habitat/Season: Damp Soil & Thickets / July - September

 

Comment: Native Stinging Nettle, a similar species, sprouts many tiny hairs on its stem which inject a liquid that causes burning and severe skin irritation.