Nettle, or stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), is an herbaceous flowering plant that has been used as a natural remedy for thousands of years due to its medicinal and nutritional properties. You've ...

Nettles have been used for thousands of years as a tonic, and are now a sought-after ingredient, so let a little wildness into your garden and it will repay you with this lush green soup. Pick just ...

This psychedelic vision is not what a white nettle flower looks like in nature. Under natural light, it appears white – but when viewed under ultraviolet light and captured with a specialized camera ...

Nettles are a familiar sight across Britain, growing in gardens, along canal paths and in hedgerows. These plants tend to have a bad reputation – who among us hasn’t suffered the tingling pain of a ...

North Carolina’s poisonous plants, which can also be called “toxic plants,” are sometimes dangerous to touch and can react with your skin as a chemical burn. Others are fine to touch (and may even be ...