We use those square birdseed cakes that fit in the wire cage holders. One of the seeds sprouts into a plant with fine stinging hairs on the stems. Baking soda/water paste does not relieve the stinging. Neither does trying to pull the hairs from the skin with tape. Any ideas? SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!
2007-01-14 10:24:14 · 3 answers · asked by cctxsniper 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
We use those square birdseed cakes that fit in the wire cage holders. One of the seeds sprouts into a plant with fine stinging hairs on the stems. Baking soda/water paste does not relieve the stinging. Neither does trying to pull the hairs from the skin with tape. Any ideas? I'm familiar with stinging nettle and most thistles but this herb looks different; it has sets of stemless and short-stemmed leaves spaced along the main stem like the mint family.
SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!
2007-01-14 10:34:26 · update #1
Went back & examined the little devils more closely - the leaves resemble strawberry leaves and have a pattern of tiny black dots on the upper surface. I pulled these when they were only about 3" high, but those I have missed until they were more mature were about a foot high, structured like horsemint or whitemint, and had multilple, very slender main stems (about 1/8" diameter). They did not resemble the low-growing mature stinging or bull nettle I have seen in the wild, which has leaves shaped like those of the castor bean plant and bearing yellow spots, with fleshy 3/4" to 1" thick stems. BTW the stinging continued for over 24 hrs and left the area numb for another 12 hrs, which I have not noted with bull nettle nor white nor purple thistles. I don't have a label from the birdseed cakes to see what species they include in the ingredients.
2007-01-16 01:02:08 · update #2
stinging nettle
They grow wild in the mountains. Are quite irritating when you're fishing on a stream, have a brookie on the hook, and accidently grab a nettle to catch your balance.
http://www.econetwork.net/~wildmansteve/Plants.Folder/Nettle.html
2007-01-14 10:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stinging Nettle-- haven't figured out a way to stop the sting-- let us know if you do.
Thistles have prickly leaves and around the flower top-- the seeds are very small and eaten by finches and other small birds .
2007-01-14 16:09:26 · answer #2 · answered by omajust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thistle is the stinging plant from bird seed, which uses thistle seeds
2007-01-14 10:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by countrygent98 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋