Urticaceae
Laportea ruderalis
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Laportea
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Synonyms
- Boehmeria paniculata (Gaudich.) Endl.
- Fleurya paniculata Gaudich.
- Fleurya ruderalis (G.Forst.) Gaudich.
- Laportea schomburgkii W.Bull
- Laportea schomburgkii var. versicolor W.Bull
- Schychowskya ruderalis (G.Forst.) Endl.
- Urtica paniculata Gaudich.
- Urtica ruderalis G.Forst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dana Lee Ling, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dana Lee Ling, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.