The most notorious "Australian nettles" are the stinging trees, particularly those in the genus Dendrocnide . These plants are known for their extreme toxicity.
: Its heart-shaped leaves are covered in microscopic, needle-like silica hairs that inject a potent neurotoxin. The pain is described as being simultaneously electrocuted and burned with hot acid. australian nettle
Other plants referred to as nettles are smaller and less dangerous, though they still possess stinging hairs. The most notorious "Australian nettles" are the stinging
: The pain can last for weeks, months, or even recur for years because the hairs stay embedded in the skin. Gympie-Gympie and stinging nettles
Stinging plants - stinging trees, Gympie-Gympie and stinging nettles
