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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Stinging nettles
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2018, 12:46:55 pm »
Had my first batch of stinging needles for this yr. They were really small for  this late in April. Only about 2 to 3 " high but really tender and tasty. -C- Bob

Offline GlisGlis

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Re: Stinging nettles
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2018, 11:54:03 am »
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Well, finally had time to look it up. Your Nettles aren't the same as our Nettles. The edible ones are Urtica Chamaedryoides and the ones in Florida is Cnidoscolus Urens var. Stimiulosus. The ones in Florida only the roots are edible.

I'm referring to urtica dioica