Stinging plant in the yard ID?

[greybeard]

This looks like Henbit but it stings like the devil and I've never had that happen with henbit before. Found it growing in one of wife's flower beds and wish I had never touched it. Thumb, 2 fingers stinging & mild pain going up into my wrist still over 2 hours after pulling it up.
Tiny stickers all along the stalk are where the stinging comes from. Leaves don't appear to be physically harmful.

 

[daneg]

Looks like Stinging Nettle.

 

[Ouachita]

Here you go;

Urtica dioica
"In indigenous justice systems in Ecuador, urtication was used as punishment for severe crimes in 2010. The sentenced perpetrator of a crime was flogged with stinging nettle, in public, naked, whilst being showered with freezing cold water."

Urtica dioica - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ouachita]

Here you go;

Urtica dioica
"In indigenous justice systems in Ecuador, urtication was used as punishment for severe crimes in 2010. The sentenced perpetrator of a crime was flogged with stinging nettle, in public, naked, whilst being showered with freezing cold water."

Urtica dioica - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

What do you call that dance?

 

[greybeard]

The only nettle I've ever seen is a much bigger plant, with much bigger leaves and the leaves look completely different. Bull or horse nettle.

 

[Ouachita]

Still hurts like hell though, don't it?

It's a plant that can express presentation differently, depending upon local environmental conditions, kinda like women.
Where do you think Nazareth came up with the song? Love Hurts, love stings.

 

[Redgully]

Next door recently introduced stinging nettle with some rubbish they dumped, starting to make its way onto my place. I have a similar experience first time i pulled some out. Now i use gloves, nasty little plant. Meant to be good to eat.

 

[Ouachita]

At a certain stage of maturity, those pokies can penetrate leather gloves, just like prickly pear.