Explore Wood Nettle through field photographs, habitat notes and reported sightings.
Wood Nettle field photograph. Tap the photo to enlarge.
Blooms July – August
Scientific name Laportea canadensis
Explore photographed sightings and their locations.
Compare the photographs below with your plant. Look at flower shape and arrangement, leaf shape, leaf placement and the overall growth form.
Woodland Wildflower
Blooms: July – August
Habitat: Wood Nettle prefers partial sun to medium shade with moist conditions and a fertile loamy soil with abundant organic matter. Look for Wood Nettle in moist floodplain woodlands, moist bottomland woodlands, mesic woodlands, shady seeps, and other moist places in wooded areas.
Record a flower close-up, leaves and stems, and a wider view of the plant in its surroundings. Several views make comparisons easier.
Enlarge the flower photographs to compare their shape, color and arrangement. Photograph the front and side when possible.
Look at leaf shape, edges and placement along the stem. Include a clear view of the lower leaves as well as those near the flowers.
Step back to record the plant’s growth form and surroundings. Pair that view with close-ups when comparing plants.
Explore photographed sightings and their locations on the observation map.
Observations show reported sightings; they do not define the plant’s complete native range.
Study the photographs and field notes for Wood Nettle, then practice identifying this and other wildflowers in the quiz.
Field photographs: Brian Woolman / Where’s Wildlife.
iNaturalist — Wood Nettle observations
