This monoecious relative of the Common Nettle likes to grow in rich soil. I find it most often in arable fields and allotments and have never seen it in my own garden which U. dioica is always trying to invade. The sting is supposed to be much worse than the Common Nettle but you can touch this plant and not get stung where that is hard (impossible) to do with U. dioica.
Helsby allotments, 24th September 2004
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Added on November 8th 2004, amended on February 5th 2005