North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, and Trees

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Urticaceae > Boehmeria (false-nettle)
	Smallspike False-nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013 Common in moist soil habitats from swamps to marshes in North Carolina. Upper leaves may be alternate (as seen in this photo), while lower leaves are opposite (see below).
	Smallspike False-nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013
	Smallspike False-nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013 Flower close-up
	Smallspike False-nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013
	Smallspike False-nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.