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A sporadic species in Mediterranean ecosystems, native to southern Europe, Asia Minor and northern Africa, it is used for soil consolidation, urban shading and to <strong>absorb pollutants<\/strong> such as nitrogen oxides and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). <strong>The plant hosts the larvae of the butterfly Vanessa multicolore (Nymphalis polychloros)<\/strong>, observed on Elba in 2019 after a century without sightings. <strong>The fruits are round drupes with edible pulp and a pleasant taste.<\/strong> The reserve material contained in the seeds and used during germination (the endoderm) is oily and also has a pleasant taste. <strong>On Elba, it appears here and there thanks to the seeds scattered by birds that are fond of its fruit.<\/strong> Among those who planted nettle trees on the Island are well-known figures (Napoleon had one planted in San Martino) and unknown ones (the plants placed on the road between Chiessi and Colle d\u2019Orano, around the Campo Lo Feno site).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European nettle tree is a gentle and tenacious tree with a grey, straight and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38633,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"pf_categoria_flora":[],"class_list":["post-38853","pf_pianta","type-pf_pianta","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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