2010-11-06 Lower Austria/ district Mistelbach, Southern Moravia/ district Beclav (Thaya/ Dyje river plains, 152 m AMSL).The lush green plants on the right side of course are nettles, in one of their preferred habitats - nutrient-rich and wet river banks. Trees in the background mostly are Populus and Salix.German name: Brennnessel
2011-10-09 Vienna XXII. district, Lobau - Danube National Park (155 msm Quadrant 7864/2).German name: Nessel-Teufelszwirn, Nessel-Seide; Gross-BrennnesselUrtica dioica is the preferred host of this Cuscuta species; here on this place it grew this year in such numbers that many Urtica shoots already began to wither in august, or even july; here however Urtica is still alive, and so is Cuscuta.For more photos from the same habitat click here!