Thread: Urtica ferox / ongaonga /tree nettle

Originally Posted by T.FOYE

Is this stuff the same as stinging nettle over in Aus?
If so, if boil it you can eat that.

no - native ongaonga (urtica ferox ) highly likely different plant -ongaonga grows up to 3 metres and can be in big groves metres wide --there is a small nettle I call english nettle - grows only about 250cm quite often on banks or wasteland as a weed - that can be eaten apparently - maybe like puha needs to be washed and sap gently squeezed out - one of those people who forage for edible weeds will likely know