Other plants referred to as nettles are smaller and less dangerous, though they still possess stinging hairs.

: The pain can last for weeks, months, or even recur for years because the hairs stay embedded in the skin.

Stinging plants - stinging trees, Gympie-Gympie and stinging nettles

: 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.

The most notorious "Australian nettles" are the stinging trees, particularly those in the genus Dendrocnide . These plants are known for their extreme toxicity.

: Found primarily in rainforest areas of Queensland and northern New South Wales.