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