Meet the stinging nettle, a plant you don’t want to touch but might want to eat…or wear.

Alysse Creations: https://alysse-creations.info/

The website is in French, because they are in France.

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Information provided by:

1. Nettle as a distinct Bronze Age textile plant by C. Bergfjord, et al. (2012) https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fsrep00664
2. https://www.britannica.com/plant/stinging-nettle
3. Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.): Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds, and Food Functional Properties by Hari Prasad Devkota, et al. (2022) https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fmolecules27165219
4. https://theecologist.org/2009/aug/20/second-skin-why-wearing-nettles-next-big-thing
5. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/stinging-nettle
6. The medicinal chemistry of Urtica dioica L.: from preliminary evidence to clinical studies supporting its neuroprotective activity by Prabhakar Semwal, et al. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs13659-023-00380-5
7. https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-nettle-leaf
8. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica

It’s the last week of Carnivorous Plant Month. 😢 But we’re finishing up with a real overachiever.

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Information provided by:

1. https://entomologytoday.org/2024/03/27/bladderwort-carnivorous-plant-mosquito-biological-control/
2. https://www.britannica.com/plant/bladderwort
3. http://www.batladyherbals.com/2021/03/bladderwort.html
4. Evaluating the carnivorous efficacy of Utricularia aurea (Lamiales: Lentibulariaceae) on the larval stages of Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by Ajeet Kumar Mohanty, et al. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae038
5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utricularia

This week’s carnivorous plant is bad news for gnats, flies, and mosquitoes, but maybe good for cows?

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

1. https://botany.org/home/resources/carnivorous-plants-insectivorous-plants/pinguicula-the-butterworts.html
2. https://www.learnaboutnature.com/plants/carnivorous/butterworts/
3. https://www.ukhouseplants.com/plants/pinguicula-butterworts
4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinguicula
5. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/common-butterwort