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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Boehmeria nivea
FAMILY
Urticaceae
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This plant has been cultivated for the fiber of its stems, which is extracted and used for fabric in a manner reminiscent of linen (which is made from stem fibers of Linum usitatissimum), per Weakley's Flora (2023)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boehmeria nivea
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Boehmeria nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Boehmeria nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-03-002:
Boehmeria nivea FAMILY Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (THE GENUS NAME ILLEGITIMATE) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ramium niveum
COMMON NAME:
Ramie
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Boehmeria nivea
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boehmeria nivea
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Boehmeria nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Boehmeria nivea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-03-002:
Boehmeria nivea
FAMILY
Urticaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (THE GENUS NAME ILLEGITIMATE)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ramium niveum
2450
Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Disturbed suburban areas, waste ground. "In waste places, South Carolina and Florida and about the large cities in the Gulf States" (Small 1913a), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Waif(s)
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes absent
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
Greenish
4 sepals (staminate)/2-4 sepals (pistillate)
Petals absent
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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