Do nettles grow in Florida?
Where can i get nettles in Florida? I have never seen them grow around here or in any stores, and i am not even sure if they grow much in the US.
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What we called "stinging nettles" were the bane of my childhood in northern Florida, but they aren't nettles of the urtica genus. They are actually Cnidoscolus stimulosus, or bullnettle, which unlike true nettles does not have edible leaves, but the small tuberous roots can be eaten cooked like potatoes.
Urtica chamaedryoides, Urtica urens, and Urtica dioica can be found growing wild throughout the state and do have edible leaves.
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Both wood and common nettles grow in Florida, but the wood nettle (Laportea canadensis) is more prevalent. The leaves of nettles grow alternately on the stem, are ovate-toothed (egg-shaped), are strongly ribbed and have stinging hairs.Is there stinging nettles in Florida?
Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) The stinging nettle plant is similar to the heart-leaf nettle and is found in Florida, but it's native to Eurasia and is a perennial herb. The stinging nettle has oval-shaped leaves with pointed ends and jagged teeth along the edges.Where do nettles like to grow?
A very common plant, the stinging nettle can be found growing in gardens, hedgerows, fields, woodlands and many other habitats. Its preference for damp, fertile and disturbed ground makes it a good coloniser of places enriched by human activities, such as agriculture and development.Where does nettle grow in the US?
Where Stinging Nettle is Located. Nettles occur in all parts of New York, but are most common in riparian areas, along stream banks and also in disturbed areas especially farmland. In hot areas, they favor sites in partial shade, but will grow in full sun in moist soils along streams or in ditches.Do nettles grow in the tropics?
Urtica incisa, commonly called scrub nettle, stinging nettle, and tall nettle, is an upright perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of eastern and southern Australia, from the north\u2013east southwards through the east, of Queensland and New South Wales, then across the south, through Victoria, Tasmania, south- ...Nettle Identification
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The US has lots and lots of nettles. From Wiki:
Nettle is part of the English name of many plants with stinging hairs, particularly those of the genus Urtica. It is also part of the name of plants which resemble Urtica species in appearance but do not have stinging hairs.
Plants called "nettle" include:
ball nettle – Solanum carolinense
bull nettle
Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle
Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle
Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle
Solanum elaeagnifolium, bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle
dead nettle, dumb nettle
Lamium, particularly Lamium album
false nettle – Boehmeria
flame nettle – Coleus
hedge nettle – Stachys
hemp nettle – Galeopsis
horse nettle:
Agastache urticifolia – horse-nettle
Solanum carolinense – ball-nettle, Carolina horse-nettle
Solanum dimidiatum – western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle
Solanum elaeagnifolium – bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle
Solanum rostratum – horse-nettle
nettle tree or tree nettle:
Celtis
Various species of the genus Dendrocnide
Urera baccifera
Urtica ferox
nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle - Girardinia diversifolia
painted nettle – Coleus blumei
rock nettle – Eucnide
small-leaved nettle – Dendrocnide photinophylla
spurge nettle – Cnidoscolus
stinging nettle
most, but not all subspecies of Urtica dioica
Urtica incisa
Urtica ferox
tree nettle - see nettle tree
white nettle – Lamium album
wood nettle - Laportea canadensis
Many of those species are are indigenous to the US.
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