PLANTS Profile for Boehmeria cylindrica (smallspike false nettle)

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Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.
smallspike false nettle

Symbol:

BOCY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

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Synonyms:
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

	BOAU	Boehmeria austrina Small
	BOCYD	Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. drummondiana (Weddell) Weddell
	BOCYS	Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. scabra Porter
	BODE5	Boehmeria decurrens Small
	BODR2	Boehmeria drummondiana Weddell
	BOSC2	Boehmeria scabra (Porter) Small
	URCY	Urtica cylindrica L.

Distribution:
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 6 species in Boehmeria

Classification:
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Urticaceae – Nettle family
Genus	Boehmeria Jacq. – false nettle
Species	Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. – smallspike false nettle

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

FACW+

OBL

FACW

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19121.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:23 PM CST