Scientific Name: Urtica spp.
Common Name: Stinging Nettle
Species Most Often Affected: dogs, humans
Poisonous Parts: hairs
Primary Poisons: acetylcholine, histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine
Questions possibly pertaining to Urtica spp.:
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