Kingdom Plantae Family Urticaceae Scientific name Urtica incisa | Order Rosales Genus Urtica Rank Species | |
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Similar Urtica chamaedryoides, Urtica ferox, Urtica atrovirens, Urtica morifolia, Yellow admiral | ||
Urtica incisa, commonly called scrub nettle, stinging nettle, and tall nettle, is an up-right perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia, from the north–east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia and parts of southern Western Australia. Also widespread in the North and South Island of New Zealand.
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Growth
Scrub nettle leaves are triangular and opposite, 5-12 cm long, with serrated margins and stinging hairs.
Uses
Aborigines ate the leaves after baking them between hot stones. They are considered a tasty vegetable, with colonists also using it to make a tonic for "clearing the blood".
References
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