Hooray! Edible weeds volunteering themselves in my backyard. (This is stinging nettle... great as a tea, or eaten like spinach). (Updated: cropped to the stinging nettle only) #gardening #stingingnettle

#Herbst:

Die #Brennnessel blüht.

Schön anzusehen!

Schönen Abend und
eine gute Woche!

#Blumen #Pflanzen #Blüten #Natur
#flowers #plants #blossoms #nature
#stingingnettle #autumn

Frost for the first time this fall in Helsinki.

#stingingnettle
#urticadioica
#frost
#helsinki
#finland
#autumn
#fall
#october

Recent #foraging Chicory flowers (great to sprinkle on salads); stinging nettles (great for risotto, tortelloni fillers, gnocchi, frittata, croquettes and much more); wild blueberries (or bilberries) super tasty and full of antioxidants.

#foraging #edibleflowers #fiorieduli #plantbased #wildfood #nettles #ortiche #fioridicicoria #vegetarian #vegan #freefood #mountainlife #simplelife #green #💚 #花 #raccogliere #greenlifestyle #stingingnettle #natural #grünfutter #blueberries #Bilberries

The #stingingnettle #Urtica #dioica is widespread in Eurasia and requires #nitrogenrich #soils. It is #habitat for numerous organisms, such as #caterpillars of the #peacockbutterfly. All parts are #edible and rich in #vitamins/#minerals, as well as pharma-effective. In their #review, F. Martz & S. Kankaanpää (2025) summarize knowledge about the #roots, their functioning and #biochemistry.

©#StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref
Martz & Kankaanpää (2025)
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14020279

#Photos
©S.F. Wirth

Stinging nettle from a different perspective.

Famous for being annoying.
Turns out: also packed with minerals, protein, and weirdly helpful stuff.
Leaves make good tea. Seeds are full of energy.
Basically nature’s way of saying "don’t judge too fast."


#nature #photography #macro #StingingNettle #MacroNature #WildBotany #NatureTexture #MoreThanWeeds

Not a naturists best friend 😂

Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, burn nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.

#stingingnettle #naturist #clothesfreeliving

Scattered stinging nettle seeds all over my yard (on purpose). So, if you're ever wandering up here in a future post apocalytic wasteland and suddenly your shins and thighs are stinging... it's all edible (cook and eat like spinach, or make it into tea).

#gardening #stingingnettle

Til that stinging nettle is a superfood. I regularly make a delicious curry by combining it with lentils, beans or apricot kernels etc. Happy to know that it's doing a lot of good too. 😄

Nutrient information:

30% protein (dry weight),
upto 18% good fats (40% omega 3),
and is rich in micronutrients and antioxidants.

Proven health benefits:

lowers blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, osteoarthritis, allergies, and inflammation.
It has also beneficial for prostate health and hair loss (weak evidence).

#superfood #vegan #plantbased #stingingnettle #til #medicine #health #wellness