- Urtica incisa
Taxobox
name = "Urtica incisa"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Urticaceae
genus = "Urtica "
species = "U. incisa"
binomial = "Urtica incisa"
binomial_authority ="Urtica incisa", scrub nettle, is an up-right
perennial herb native to streams andrainforest of south-easternAustralia .Scrub nettle leaves are triangular and opposite, 5-12 cm long, with serated margins and stinging hairs.
Uses
Aborigines ate the leaves after baking them between hot stones. They are considered a tasty vegetable, with colonists also using it to make a tonic for "clearing the blood". [ Low,T., "Wild Food Plants of Australia", 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6]
References
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