Urtica ferox is the species name of one of the NZ stinging nettle family. There are 4 members of the family, one (the above) can grow to a large shrub or tree with a trunk up to150mm thick, and a height of 1.5m. The other three are herbs.
There has been one human death from this. Horses are more sensitive and may be ridden carelessly through the nettles, and several deaths are known.
[I assure you that one creeps about under this shrub VERY carefully.]
A stinging nettle is a weed.
Also called 'Stinging Nettle,' this weed is a perennial that has stinging hairs on the stems and surface of the lower leaves. It's seeds are spread by the wind and its underground stems. It grows in clumps and can form large colonies.
Stinging nettle treats allegies because the leaf of the nettle contains histamines.
You squeeze some liquid out of the stinging nettle and just rub it on to where it stings
nettle (stinging nettle)
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Urtica dioica.
nettle/ stinging nettle
nettle leaf
Nettles (Stinging nettle) or Common nettle
a stinging weed is called a nettle
Nettles (Stinging nettle) or Common nettle
A nettle is a stinging plant. It can also mean to nettle someone is to annoy that person.