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Description:

About 4ft high in the picture, I have seen them grow to about 5 in their prime. Thick, purplish stem with millions of tiny white things on it. Some kind of nettle?

Habitat:

Northwest United States, CA. Humboldt County.

Species ID Suggestions

Devil's club

Oplopanax horridus

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton
Nettles don't have compound leaves. I'm sure this is devils club. We have it on the oregon coast
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PublishedApril 26, 2013

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