See how stinging nettle grows in spring

See how stinging nettle grows in spring

Time-lapse video, filmed over four weeks, of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) growing in spring.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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