Since 1986 an annual nettle eating competition has been held in the village of Marshwood.

A method for the control of weeds of the type of charlock, creeping thistle and annual nettle in a clover crop.

Returning from a break in Wales, we found annual nettles, chickweed and seedling thistles had made a major takeover bid for the plot; a bit of a blow, but not entirely unexpected.

Urtica urens, commonly known as Annual Nettle, Dwarf Nettle or Small Nettle, is a herbaceous annual plant species of the genus Urtica.

Dwarf nettle (Urtica urens)

Urtica urens, commonly known as Annual Nettle, Dwarf Nettle or Small Nettle, is a herbaceous annual plant species of the genus Urtica.

Small nettle (Urtica urens)

The caterpillars feed on stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) and small nettle, Urtica urens as do those of several Nymphalid butterflies.

All of these areas house common natural species including Three-lobed Water Crowfoot, Tree Mallow, Marsh St. John's Wort, Small Nettle, and Sea Campion.

Urtica urens, commonly known as Annual Nettle, Dwarf Nettle or Small Nettle, is a herbaceous annual plant species of the genus Urtica.

Much historical evidence of use of nettles in medicine, folk remedies, cooking and fibre production relate to one species - Urtica dioica, but a fair amount also refers to the use of Urtica urens, the small nettle, which is preferred because it has more stinging hairs per leaf area than the more common species.

Often needed in urticaria (nettlerash) which develops after a bite or sting (see Urtica urens also).

Small nettle (Urtica urens)

In Europe, Urtica urens is one of the food plants of the small tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae.

They prefer open country, wastelands and gardens where stinging nettles, Urtica incisa and Urtica urens are present.

The larvae feed on Galium mollugo, Artemisia campestris, Ballota, Reseda and Urtica urens.

They prefer to eat nettles and, depending upon availability, feed on Urtica incisa, Urtica urens, Parietaria debilis, and Pipturus argenteus, Parietaria australis, Parietaria cardiostegia, Parietaria judaica, and Soleirolia soleirolii.