Moraceae
Crabweed
Fatoua villosa
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Fatoua
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 小蛇麻, 水蛇麻, 拐棍竹, 蒴果麻
- English
- Crabweed, Foolish-weed, Hairy crabweed, Mulberry-weed
Synonyms
- Boehmeriopsis pallida Kom.
- Fatoua aspera Gaudich.
- Fatoua cordata Gaudich.
- Fatoua globulifera Miq.
- Fatoua japonica (Thunb.) Blume
- Fatoua lanceolata Decne.
- Fatoua scabra Miq.
- Fatoua subcordata Gaudich.
- Fleurya glechomifolia Miq.
- Fleurya globulifera Miq.
- Fleurya scabra Miq.
- Urtica villosa Thunb.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 157 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Celeste Ray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wasp32, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Lailatul Mustafidah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Elisa Iswandono, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ibirnbaum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.