Really loved this post! We don't quite have the diversity here as many imported plants are treated as weeds, sadly. However, I recognise all of them from living in the UK. I loved what you wrote about fireweed and making tea out of it that way - that's really interesting.
Nettle tea has always been a staple tea in my house - I need to find a local source of it as we don't really find it wild (I live in Australia) and everyone finds it wierd that I'm actually asking for it!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment @riverflows! I love that you're a weirdo asking for stinging nettle in Australia 😆