If you brush against the plant, the hairs release an acid into your skin, causing a stinging nettle rash that lasts for about ...

Despite the sting of this plant, it's not inherently bad. Stinging nettle is great for attracting butterflies and moths, it's a plant you can grow for homemade herbal tea, and it can also be used ...

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 ...

Red dead-nettle is a relatively small annual weed found in gardens and crops in most parts of New Zealand. It can grow throughout the year though is found more commonly at cooler times of the year. It ...

Landcare co-ordinator Sophie Blair says the plant can stick in people’s skin for years. “It’s a type of nettle, in the same family as stinging nettle. It has all these micro-hairs that act ...