Roman Nettle (Urtica pilulifera L.)

Roman Nettle (Urtica pilulifera L.)

Arabic names: قُريص حباني، العقار الكبير، القراص، القراص الروماني، القريص، عُقار

Edibility and Usage

• Edibility: Edible
• Edible parts: Young shoots
• Preparation: Raw; Salads
• Blooming period: January to July
• Foraging period: November to April
• Seed collection period: August to September
• Potential medicinal uses: Anti-inflammatory; Anti-lithic; Nervine; Tonic

Description

• Perenniality: Annual
• Petal colour: Greenish
• Leaf type: Entire
• Life form: Annual herb

Scientific Data

• Genus: Urtica
• Family: Urticaceae