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Urtica incisa, scrub nettle, is an up-right perennial herb native to streams and rainforest of south-eastern Australia.
Growth
Scrub nettle leaves are triangular and opposite, 5-12 cm long, with serated margins and stinging hairs.
Uses
Aborigines ate the leaves after baking them between hot stones. They are considered a tasty vegetable, with colonists also using it to make a tonic for "clearing the blood".1
References
- ^ Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia, 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6
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