Urticaceae
West Indian false nettle
Boehmeria repens
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Boehmeria
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Boehmeria repensUrticaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- West Indian false nettle
Synonyms
- Boehmeria repens var. major Wedd.
- Pouzolzia repens Griseb.
- Ramium repens (Griseb.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.