Scorpion plant, Hemp-leaved nettle, Kentucky Hemp, Halagai
Urtica cannabina
Family: Urticaceae
What it is like
A herb that grows in dense tufts. It keeps growing from year to year and has stinging hairs. It grows 1-2 m high. The stems have ridges. The leaves are oval an 4-13 cm long and wide. The leaves are divided like fingers on a hand. There are a few hairs on both surfaces. The flowers are greenish and of separate sexes on the same plant. They are in a group 12 cm long.
It is a widespread weed.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. In Inner Mongolia.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Canada, China, Iran, Manchuria, Middle East, Mongolia, North America, Siberia, Slovenia
How it is used for food
The young leaves are used as a vegetable or potherb.
It is cultivated.
Edible parts
Leaves, shoots
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Ha la hai cai, Halagai, Konopljasta kopriva