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Family: Urticaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
July - August
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - October
The leaves of False Nettle look very similar to stinging nettles, such as Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis ), but False Nettle lacks stinging hairs and its flower stalks are not branched and do not emerge from the top of the plant.