Latin Name:
Urtica dioica
Category:
Industrial Weeds
Lifecycle:
Perennial
Preferred Habitat:
Native on river banks, in hedgerows, woods, grassy places, near buildings and where the ground is littered with rubble. Common nettles thrive in nitrogen rich ground.
Growth:
Nettles can quickly colonise neglected ground. Common nettles have tough yellow roots with creeping stems that root at the nodes.
Leaves:
Heart-shaped with a toothed edge
