nettles

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Leafy greens and herbs: arugula, spinach, beet greens, mustard greens, radish tops, kale, dandelion, nasturtiums, fennel fronds, nettles, lovage, microgreens.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Preparations for the competition have been taking place all week; trimming away nettles, picking up litter and cutting the grass.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

“You can see the outline of what’s buried. We’ve noticed that nettles seem to do better where there’s decomposition, compared with where there isn’t.”

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024

Ahead of them there was nothing to be seen but a track leading through the nettles into another wide and empty field.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams