Taxonomy
Urtica dioica | Common Nettle | Neantóg
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Roadsides, pastures, thickets, waste places and ruins
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Not known
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
A plant used widely in the past for soups, 'spinach' & wine. It was formerly an important forage food source in Ireland and helped to alleviate hunger during the potato famine in the 1840's. With their high iron content, nettles were prominent in Irish folk medicine.