Stinging Nettles
It is that time of year where all the plants are coming out of the ground. There is one particular plant that after you have met it once, you do not tend to forget it: the stinging nettle.
Below, there will be three links that will each take you to a very short video about stinging nettles.
Below, there will be three links that will each take you to a very short video about stinging nettles.
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Questions to consider after watching the first video.
Do you have any stinging nettles near your
home?
Do you know any other folklore about stinging nettles?
Have you heard of the Wild Swans story before watching the video?
Questions to consider after watching the second video.
Do you have recipes that involves stinging nettles?
Do you have any Irish heritage?
Would you try making these recipes?
World Book on Line Encyclopedia
Nettle is the common name of a group of plants with stinging bristles. Nettles are coarse herbs that grow as weeds in North America, Europe, and Asia. They have tiny flower clusters and leaves that grow opposite one another on the stem.
Nettle bristles contain a watery juice that produces an intense itch when it enters a person's skin. This itch does not last long. The bristles usually have no effect in places where the skin is thick.
Young shoots of nettle plants can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are a good source of vitamins and protein. People have used nettles for medicinal purposes since ancient times. The stinging nettle of Europe and the United States has been cultivated for its fiber, from which a strong, coarse cloth can be made.
Jones, Ronald L. "Nettle." World Book Student, World Book, 2020,www-worldbookonline-com.bc.idm.oclc.org/student-new/#/article/home/ar387400/stinging%20nettles. Accessed 19 May 2020.
Nettle is the common name of a group of plants with stinging bristles. Nettles are coarse herbs that grow as weeds in North America, Europe, and Asia. They have tiny flower clusters and leaves that grow opposite one another on the stem.
Nettle bristles contain a watery juice that produces an intense itch when it enters a person's skin. This itch does not last long. The bristles usually have no effect in places where the skin is thick.
Young shoots of nettle plants can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. They are a good source of vitamins and protein. People have used nettles for medicinal purposes since ancient times. The stinging nettle of Europe and the United States has been cultivated for its fiber, from which a strong, coarse cloth can be made.
Jones, Ronald L. "Nettle." World Book Student, World Book, 2020,www-worldbookonline-com.bc.idm.oclc.org/student-new/#/article/home/ar387400/stinging%20nettles. Accessed 19 May 2020.