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Subject:Re: Westy camping--BURNING Plant??
From:mike
Date:Sun, 23 May 1999 14:39:40 -0400

probably stinging nettle, edible after several washings with boiling
water. also great relief for allergies like hayfever. Just gotta be
careful harvesting it.

mike
87 westy

Per Lindgren wrote:
>
> "Horace K. Sawyer" wrote:
>
> >  We
> > >found a nice spot and I set up camp while the kids foraged for kindling and
> > >swung from tree vines. I soon discovered a certain plant that instantly
> > >burns your skin and feels like fire ant bites.  A little water relieved this
> > >pain.  My son soon found this plant also.
> >
> >         What is this plant, anyone know?
> >
> > HK
>
> That can be many things, a nettle or ivy, perhaps?
>
> PerL