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Urtica dioca L. - (Stinging nettle)
Perennial plant of the nettle family-
urticaceae - up to 1,5 m. Square ,erect stems. Leaves till
15 cm., serrated, pointed, dark green and covered, as the stem, or stinging
hairs. Flowers in racemes, till 10 cm. long. Generally unisexual; female
ones in long hanging catkins; male ones in shorter inflorescences.
In waste lands, rubbish dumps, by the side of the paths and in humid
lands, with highly organic waste content.
 
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