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Urticaceae

Smallspike false nettle

Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Boehmeria

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Common names

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English
Smallspike false nettle

Synonyms

  • Boehmeria atrovirens Gand.
  • Boehmeria austrina Small
  • Boehmeria cylindrica f. cuneata F.Seym.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica subvar. phyllostachya (Miq.) Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica subvar. tomentosa Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. brachystachys Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. cylindrica
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. drummondiana (Wedd.) Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. elatior Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. genuina Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. gymnostachya Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. littoralis (Sw.) Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. phyllostachya (Miq.) Wedd.
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. scabra Porter
  • Boehmeria cylindrica var. tenerrima Blume
  • Boehmeria dasypoda Miq.
  • Boehmeria decurrens Small
  • Boehmeria drummondiana Wedd.
  • Boehmeria elongata Blume
  • Boehmeria florida Miq.
  • Boehmeria lateriflora Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Boehmeria littoralis Sw.
  • Boehmeria longifolia Gand.
  • Boehmeria phyllostachya Miq.
  • Boehmeria phyllostachya f. glabrior Miq.
  • Boehmeria scabra (Porter) Small
  • Duretia cylindrica Gaudich.
  • Duretia palustris Gaudich.
  • Procris lateriflora Poir.
  • Procris littoralis Poir.
  • Ramium cylindricum Kuntze
  • Ramium elongatum Kuntze
  • Urtica capitata L.
  • Urtica capitata Schwein. ex Blume
  • Urtica cylindrica L.
  • Urtica distachya Spreng.
  • Urtica filiformis Walter
  • Urtica mariana Mill.
  • Urtica palustris Juss. ex Pers.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.