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HCP's Pocket Wetland Special Features (Continued) Plants not specifically associated with wetlands found around the pocket wetland: |
-Late Goldenrod (Solidago altissima): o Perennial herb that can grow up to 2 m tall o Has small yellow flowers that are arranged on the tops of branches and form feathery plume-shaped inflorescences o Goldenrod can grow in moist and dry soils |
-Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica): o Herbaceous perennial flowering plant o Dioecious- separate male and female plants o Leaves are opposite and serrated o The leaves and stems are hairy and contain stinging hairs, which can cause itching o Stinging nettles usually grow in roadsides, alluvial woods and moist deciduous woods o Nettles are larval food for butterflies and moths o Stinging nettles have a history of medicinal uses |
Stinging Nettle’s stinging hairs, Photo by Madeleine DeManche |
Late Goldenrod, Photo by Juliet Kaye |