nettles

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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

Though we try to work around the stingers to avoid the rashes they produce, nettles can be handled safely and have many anti-inflammatory benefits.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

"Half of us jumped over a barbed wire fence. The other half crawled through the bushes which were full of stinging nettles."

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

For a while, I even manage a few laughs thinking of it—seeing us running barefoot through the dew and the frightening nettles of people’s front lawns.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak