Urticaceae
Asian ghostweed
Phenax sonneratii
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Phenax
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Asian ghostweed
Synonyms
- Boehmeria elongata Fisch. ex J.Jacq.
- Boehmeria elongata Fisch. ex Hornem.
- Boehmeria vialis Casar. ex Wedd.
- Gesnouinia boehmerioides Miq.
- Gymnogyne elongata (Fisch. ex J.Jacq.) Didr.
- Parietaria sonneratii Poir.
- Phenax pentandrus Blume
- Phenax sonneratii var. angustifolius Wedd.
- Phenax sonneratii var. mycrophylla Mattos
- Phenax vulgaris Wedd.
- Pouzolzia conulifera Friis & Jellis
- Pouzolzia sonneratii (Poir.) Gaudich.
- Procris sonneratii (Poir.) Spreng.
- Urtica blitum Salzm. ex Wedd.
- Urtica semiserrata Sm. ex Wedd.
- Urtica ulmifolia Vahl ex Wedd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Patrícia Mees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.