STINGING NETTLE 



The Nettle is one of the "lair flora"; these are 

 species which frequent the places where animals feed 

 and lie, as for instance where sheep are herded. It is 

 reported that in the very centre of the African continent 

 one can determine with accuracy the site of a former 

 native village by the presence of Nettles, so strong is 

 this peculiarity. The plant is dioecious, the staminate 

 flowers produce abundant pollen but no nectar; there 

 is no effort to attract insects. The plant is mothered 

 by the wind. 



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