by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc
Urtica dioica – Stinging Nettle; Dead Nettle – Lamium purpureum
What is in a common name? Last week I talked about Hedge Nettles that have square stems and two lipped flowers. This week we will look at two other Nettles. First of all, I wondered about the word used in all plants, Nettle. What is the derivation? One needs to understand that the Stinging nettle was originally found in the…
