Boehmeria cylindrica
small-spike false nettle, smallspike false nettle, bog hemp, false nettle, button hemp
Family
Urticaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
dentate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Petals
no petals
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
3
Field Characters
Sometimes mistaken for Urtica sp. (stinging nettles), but lacks stinging trichomes. Sepals green, no petals.
Natural History
A wet prairie species found in bogs, marshes, swamps, seepage areas, and along rivers and streams in sun or shade. Occurs in coastal prairie from Louisiana to east Texas.
Habitat
Low ground, bogs, swamp forests, marshes, and alluvial woods or coves.