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

To get the full effects of nettles, brew the whole plant “low and slow” like a stock.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

"The fascination of glow worms for me is that they are in effect magic," says ecologist Pete Cooper, as he tramples through thistles and nettles.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

There, well before sunset, Kehaar, flying westward down the Belt, spotted the rabbits lying up, all among the nettles and goose grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams