Unusual specimen of a three-leaved Stinging Nettle / Urtica dioica plant in a hedgerow. Rare hybrid but occasionally found. Plant variation & mutation
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Marcus Harrison - plants / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5568 x 3712 px | 47.1 x 31.4 cm | 18.6 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 April 2020Location:
cornwall, ukMore information:
Specimen of common stinging nettle having a set of 3 leaves at the joint (normally 2). These do happen to grow from time to time and are not totally unusual, but certainly a good example of natural variation or mutation in plant or nature.