Laportea grossa
Laportea grossa
Safety & Hazards
The plant is covered with stinging hairs that cause a sharp, burning sting that lasts a while and can cause temporary redness on the skin[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].
Botanical Description
Laportea grossa is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial plant with a sprawling, spreading growth habit, growing up to 1 metre tall. The stems that lie on the ground form new roots at the nodes. The soft, upright stems are armed with downward-pointing stinging hairs[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Some forms of the plant have a decorative, glossy dark green foliage with conspicuous white spots, making it an excellent plant to brighten up a shady bed[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].