species 29,461 observations
Wood Nettle
Laportea canadensis
Field notes
Supports All
28
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Red Admiral, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Hologram Moth, Eastern Comma
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Wood Nettle Gall Midge, Neolasioptera laporteae
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sumitrosis rosea, Banded Tussock Moth, Acanthocephala terminalis, Two-lined Spittlebug
20
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Soil
- Organic
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Edible Herbaceous perennial Poisonous
From NC State Extension.