Stinging plants - stinging trees, Gympie-Gympie and stinging nettles
: This species can grow up to 40 meters tall. While its sting is slightly less severe than the Gympie-Gympie, it still causes intense, long-lasting burning pain. Native and Common Nettles australian nettle
The most notorious "Australian nettles" are the stinging trees, particularly those in the genus Dendrocnide . These plants are known for their extreme toxicity. Stinging plants - stinging trees, Gympie-Gympie and stinging
: Its heart-shaped leaves are covered in microscopic, needle-like silica hairs that inject a potent neurotoxin. The pain is described as being simultaneously electrocuted and burned with hot acid. These plants are known for their extreme toxicity
Other plants referred to as nettles are smaller and less dangerous, though they still possess stinging hairs.
: Found primarily in rainforest areas of Queensland and northern New South Wales.