Boehmeria cylindrica

False Nettle

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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.




6 August 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
6 August 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
6 August 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
6 August 2015
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA




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