Flowers in the
Klamath Basin, Oregon
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Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica L.	aka Burning Nettle	Dermatitis	Herbal Uses Herbal Remedies	Edible and medicinal
Amerindian traditional uses
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	The over-wintered stalks make gorgeous paper.	This nettle makes very strong yet very soft fabric.	Forget-me-not Myosotis Spp	Native, this was found in the backwater across Highway 97 from the cormorant snag downtown.
This can also be found across the bridge from Columbia Plywood on Highway 97.		I caught the blooms in July.	These were tooth by jowl next to speedwell, bedstraw and bur reed. They were up on dry soil but right at the water's edge.	I've heard it said the whole plant of forget-me-not is astringent and ophthalmic. Used as a lotion, it is a remedy for many eye diseases. It can also be ground into a powder and applied externally to wounds, and the leaf juice has been used to stop nose bleeds. The plant is harvested in May and can be dried for later use.

= Poisonous to animal and/or human
= Noxious or Invasive in Oregon
= Crop weed in Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in Oregon

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Last revised: October 19, 2005.