I consider this plant weed. But what is it? Zone 7.
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Your photos are pretty, but a bit blurry - I can’t clearly see the hairs. To differentiate Urticas, seeing whether it has trichomes (stinging hairs) or not would help, also a leaf that’s fully visible to gauge the width:length ratio and perhaps a photo of the whole plant. And as I said before: where in the world is this growing?– Stephie ♦Commented Aug 9, 2018 at 7:20
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This is a stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), it stings as hell so be careful not to touch it with bare hands.
You can also make tea from it.
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Stinging nettles generally won't sting you on the pads of your fingers and palms of hands. Commented Aug 4, 2018 at 18:17
If a plant looks like a stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), but doesn’t sting, it’s probably the (rarer) fen or stingless nettle (Urtica dioica subsp. galeopsifolia - or a crossbreed, which can exhibit traits from both parents to varying degrees, e.g. have fewer stinging hairs. A safe id needs a microscope and chromosome count, though.
Wildflowerfinder.org.uk has useful photos comparing both.
