nettles
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Zookeepers then pivot to old-fashioned tracking, braving thickets of brambles and stinging nettles in search of footprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Leafy greens and herbs: arugula, spinach, beet greens, mustard greens, radish tops, kale, dandelion, nasturtiums, fennel fronds, nettles, lovage, microgreens.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
"Stinging nettles are a come again plant. Cow parsley, sorrel too. Strangely you can pick a lot of salads now," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
He also had to work to sustain the voracious creatures, foraging daily for nettles to feed them.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
Keck and stinging nettles grew up as high as his chest, obscuring the path.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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