### plant | tracheophyte | weed | nettle:

Stinging nettle
* are a potent herb with a long history of use
  - very therapeutic and nutritional herb that grows best in moist areas
  - helpful for bladder and urinary tract function in both sexes
* can have a diuretic effect.
* common understory component of riparian communities.
* has a strong shoot thrust
  - diuretic properties and aids in urination
* have a long tradition as a urinary tract tonic.
* is beneficial as a spring tonic and rejuvenator
  - common around sloughs, along stream banks, in waste places and moist woods
  - considered a weedy, invasive species
  - difficult to harvest, but has a wealth of uses
  - legendary for being a go-to herb for many ailments
* is probably intermediate in shade tolerance
  - top-killed by fire
  - used during an acute episode to reduce the severity of symptoms
* is used in many forms, including as teas, tinctures, fluid extracts, and creams
  - varied ways
  - to treat inflammation of the urinary tract and kidney gravel
* makes neighboring plants more insect resistant.
* weed native to Europe, Asia, and North America.
* well known folk remedy for allergies.

Wood nettle
* is the alternate host.
* plant of moist woods that grows in vast patches.

### plant | tracheophyte | weed:

Noxious weed
* Many noxious weeds designated for their impacts to agriculture also threaten natural areas.
* Most noxious weeds produce seeds.
* Some noxious weeds are poisonous to large mammals
  - poisonous, producing irritating rashes after human contact
  - can be poisonous or injurious to humans, livestock, and wildlife
  - have ranges
* affect people in many different ways.
* are a major concern on both public and private lands
  - nuisance in urban areas too, and in and around recreation sites
  - problem of the past, present, and future
  - serious problem on both public and private lands across the nation
  - also responsible for depredating Idaho s wildlands
  - an economic and environmental problem requiring intensive long-term management
  - by definition difficult to control
* are difficult to control and cause extraordinary negative and ecological impacts
  - control, and most are very adaptable
  - especially problematic weeds
  - highly aggressive, particularly in disturbed areas
* are non-native plants introduced to North America from Europe and Asia
  - that have been introduced to Washington through human actions
  - plants that pose a serious threat to agriculture and wildlife
* can alter the hydrologic cycles along riparian areas
  - be very disruptive, and have potential to take over complete plant communities
  - easily establish themselves in wildland fire affected areas
  - have a direct impact on land value
* cause severe economic and environmental losses to occur when they become established.
* come from other places such as different countries or areas.
* continue to threaten agricultural lands and natural vegetation.
* diminish the habitat values for native plants and animals.
* establish themselves in soil disturbed by construction, travel, recreation, etc.
* impact our fisheries.
* threaten wildlife by displacing native forage and nesting habitat.
* undermine the integrity of the ecosystem.