Help ID this plant in the Plant ID forum

Jun 1, 2016 4:55 PM CST

Thread OP

Hi Garden Forum,

I'm on the hunt for wild nettles around Portland, Maine, and found this plant out in the woods of Gorham.

Can someone identify this? Any chance it's nettles?

Has anyone ever been wild nettle foraging before?

Thank you!

| @katfern | Post #1167928 (1)

gasrocks

Jun 1, 2016 5:02 PM CST

Name: Gene Staver
Portage WI 53901 (Zone 5a)

Tell us what happened when you grabbed it. Gene

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sooby

Jun 1, 2016 5:31 PM CST

Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)

katfern. It isn't a nettle. It reminds me of a Geum but I'm not 100% sure. This is one example.

http://www.saskwildflower.ca/n...

A stinging nettle would typically have simple leaves and a square stem. It would be a good idea to transfer this thread to the Plant ID forum, I will put in a request.

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Weedwhacker

Jun 1, 2016 7:10 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

Welcome to Garden.org @katfern !

I've never been "wild nettle foraging," but I've definitely grabbed onto my share of nettles thinking they were some innocent weed... owie!

There are quite a few photos of stinging nettle here on the plant database: Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
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JRsbugs

Jun 2, 2016 6:20 AM CST

Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK

There's a flower bud in the last photo, top left.

There are Geraniums with leaves similar to this, but the flower bud speaks Potentilla to me.

You will know when the flowers open, the bud almost looks like a rose bud and Potentilla is in Rosaceae.

https://www.google.co.uk/searc...

As Sue said, it reminds me of Wood Avens which I have, Geum urbanum but not quite the same and that is also in Rosaceae.

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/s...

https://www.google.co.uk/searc...

BugLife

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Last edited by JRsbugs Jun 2, 2016 6:22 AM

JRsbugs

Jun 2, 2016 6:27 AM CST

Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK