permaculture

[Kai Vido <kaivido@yahoo.com>]

Regarding nettles: The wood nettle referred to is probably Laportea
canadensis. They grow here in New Brunswick, and I have never tried to
eat them, though we eat the common stinging nettle (Urtica) throughout
the spring and summer.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettle

--Kai Vido


--- steveread <steveread@free.fr> wrote:

> 
> Hallo, would it be possible to note the botanical name for a plant,
> eg wood nettles, I haven't a clue what they are or if they grow here
> in Fr. Brngs up the point that there are many different
> climates/ecosystems listening to these posts. We have in many parts
> of Eu what the english call dead nettles (Lamium sp)for eg, which are
> unrelated to the  stingning nettle (Urtica sp.)
>