Hul'q'umi'num' name:
tth’uxtth’ux
English Name:
Stinging Nettle
Alternative English Names:
Common Nettle, Nettle
Scientific Name:
Urtica dioica
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Description
Description, Habitat, Ecology, Distribution
Stinging nettle is a perennial plant that produces tiny, greenish flowers in dense clusters. It is covered with stinging hairs that will cause an irritating rash upon contact. It grows in meadows, thickets, streambanks, open forests, and disturbed sites throughout coastal British Columbia
Island Cultural Role
These irritating plants have been used to rub on the skin as a counter-irritant medicine to treat chest and shoulder pain while the roots have been used as an arthritis medicine.
Language
Hul'q'umi'num' Name
tth’uxtth’ux
APA
t̓ᶿəx̌t̓ᶿəx̌
Speaker
Hazel Good
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