Nettle. Stinging Nettle In The Day. Stinging Nettle Or Common Nettle, Urtica Dioica, Perennial Flowering Plant Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Stinging nettle, a common weed during the spring time. A background of bright green nettle leaves. Close up of nettle plants. herbs in nature, nettle background. Nettle Latin Urtíca is a genus of flowering plants in the Urticaceae family. The stems and leaves of plants of this genus are covered with burning hairs, which gave the Latin name: uro — `burn`. The genus includes more than 50 species. They grow mainly in the temperate climate zone in the Northern and less often Southern hemispheres. The most widespread in Russia are dioecious nettle Urtica dioica L. and stinging nettle Urtica urens L..