Thread: was Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) the plant that evolution created as a reaction to humanity?
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Old 06-08-2007, 01:47 AM posted to sci.bio.botany,sci.bio.misc
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Default was Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) the plant that evolution created as a reaction to humanity?
I have a question on stinging-nettle. What animal caused the
evolution of this stinging plant? Is it grazing animal such
as rabbits or some hoofed grazer?

Caterpillars, perhaps?

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