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Urtica dioica, often known
as common
nettle, stinging
nettle (although not all
plants of this species sting) or nettle
leaf,
or just a nettle or stinger,
is a herbaceous perennial flowering
plant in
the family Urticaceae.
Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it
is now found worldwide, including New Zealand and North
America.The species is divided
into six subspecies, five of which have
many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and
stems, which act like hypodermic
needles,
injecting histamine and other
chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact ("contact urticaria", a form of contact
dermatitis). The
plant has a long history of use as a source for traditional
medicine, food, tea,
and textile raw
material in ancient
societies such as the Saxons.