Vegetable
Urtica dioica
S tier
Urtica dioica is the stinging nettle species of European soups and forage: pick young tops with gloves, cook to kill the sting. This leaf is the plant. Stinging nettle is the kitchen name. Do not eat it raw.
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Preparations
GlovesSoup
Traits
CookEuropeanIdentityLatinNot RawSpeciesSting Until CookedYoung Tops
History
Linnaeus named the common stinging nettle Urtica dioica.
Forage packs and seeds used the Latin name beside stinging nettle.