swap_horiz Stinging Nettle Alternatives

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American Lotus

The American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) is a perennial wildflower found in shallow, slow-moving waters across eastern North A...

Yellow Summer Edible Aquatic

9.2 Excellent

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Bee Balm

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is a North American aromatic herb in the mint family, renowned for its brilliant red tubular f...

Medicinal Summer Red Hummingbird

8.4 Great

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Purple Coneflower

The purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is a North American perennial renowned in herbal medicine for its immune-boos...

Composite Medicinal Summer Prairie

8.2 Great

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Green Fringed Orchid

The Green Fringed Orchid (*Platanthera clavellata*) is a North American bog plant recognized by its deeply fringed, gree...

Green Orchid Summer Bog

8.2 Great

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Prairie Onion

Prairie Onion (*Allium stellatum*) is a North American prairie plant recognized by its upright, starry pink flower clust...

Pink Summer Bulb Edible

7.8 Good

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Common Elderberry

Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a shrubby perennial native to eastern North America, bearing large flat-toppe...

Summer White Edible Umbel

7.6 Good

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Nodding Wild Onion

Nodding Wild Onion (*Allium cernuum*) is a North American perennial plant distinguished by its unique, downward-pointing...

Meadow Pink Summer Edible

7.6 Good

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Arrowhead

Arrowhead is an aquatic plant widespread across the Americas, historically notable for its edible tubers, known as wapat...

Summer White Edible Aquatic

7.3 Good

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Yarrow

Yarrow (*Achillea millefolium*) is a hardy flowering plant named after the Greek hero Achilles, who reportedly used it t...

Composite Medicinal Summer White

7.2 Good

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Common Selfheal

Common Selfheal is a widespread herb in the mint family, historically utilized in European traditional medicine for its...

Medicinal Summer Purple Low Growing

7.2 Good

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Wild Onion

Wild Onion is a bulbous perennial native to North America, easily identified by its distinctive strong scent and grass-l...

Meadow Pink Summer Bulb

7.2 Good

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Blue Vervain

Blue vervain (*Verbena hastata*) is a tall, moisture-loving perennial native to North America that was widely used by in...

Blue Wetland Medicinal Summer

7.1 Good

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Meadow Salsify

Meadow Salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) is a European biennial introduced widely to North American grasslands, historicall...

European Composite Summer Edible

7.1 Good

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Blue Skullcap

Blue skullcap (*Scutellaria lateriflora*) is a hardy wetland perennial native to North America that has been historicall...

Blue Wetland Medicinal Summer

7.0 Good

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Hops

Hops is a perennial climbing vine cultivated globally, most notably recognized as a primary flavoring and stability agen...

Green Aromatic Summer Climbing

7.0 Good

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Heal-all

Heal-all (*Prunella vulgaris*) is a low-growing perennial herb found across the Northern Hemisphere, historically utiliz...

Medicinal Summer Purple Lawn

6.8 Fair

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Wild Grapevine Flower

Wild Grapevine (Vitis spp.) is a native North American climbing vine whose small fragrant flowers develop into grape clu...

Green Summer Fragrant Climbing

6.8 Fair

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Common St. John's Wort

Common St. John's wort (*Hypericum perforatum*) is a European flowering plant historically used in traditional medicine...

Meadow Yellow Medicinal Summer

6.5 Fair

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Common Mugwort

Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a Eurasian perennial weed widespread across North America, traditionally used in...

Green Composite Aromatic Medicinal

4.3 Poor

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Wood Nettle

Wood Nettle is a North American forest plant notable for its stinging hairs, serving as a crucial host plant for various...

Green Summer Woodland Stinging

3.8 Poor