Welcome! So glad you found your way here. Have a look around, and let me know what you think in the comments! Get ready to geek out on a weed. This is nettle. More specifically, this is stinging nettle.
Nettle
Its botanical name is Urtica dioica, and it is in the Urticaceae family of plants. It’s one of many in this family that grow wild in North America. If you have the misfortune of encountering it whilst wandering through wooded areas, you will know immediately. Any skin that comes in contact with the little hairs on its leaves and stem will begin to sting and burn, and will do so until you wash with soap and water. A slight stinging, tingling sensation might continue for several hours after that. However, unlike poison ivy, which will continue to curse you with its presence on clothes, shoes, and dog (but I’m not one to hold a grudge), nettle does not sting unless you come in direct contact with it. Wearing gloves, long sleeves and long pants makes foraging for nettle easy and painless.
