Bog-Hemp
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw., known as Bog-Hemp, is a member of the Urticaceae family. It is native to eastern North America and the Great Plains, ranging from New Brunswick to Florida and Texas, with additional reports in Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
Description
Boehmeria cylindrica is an herb in the Urticaceae family, commonly referred to as Bog-Hemp or false nettle. It is widely distributed across eastern North America and the Great Plains, from New Brunswick to Florida and Texas to Nebraska. Isolated populations have been reported in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, as well as in Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. The name was published in 1788 and is based on a lectotype designated in an unpublished M.Sc. thesis by Stuyveysant in 1984, accepted as the type by Wilmot-Dear & Friis.
Other common names
Bog-HempFalse NettleSmall-Spike False NettleSmallspike False Nettle
Distribution
New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · Boyacá; Santa maría · BR · FR · Vermont-US · Chocó · Global · Alabama · Argentina Northeast · Arizona · Arkansas · Belize · Bermuda · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Connecticut · Costa Rica · Cuba · Delaware · District of Columbia · Dominican Republic · Ecuador
Synonyms
Urtica cylindricaUrtica distachyaUrtica filiformisRamium elongatumRamium cylindricumProcris laterifloraBoehmeria atrovirensBoehmeria austrinaBoehmeria cylindrica var. brachystachysBoehmeria cylindrica f. cuneataBoehmeria cylindrica var. drummondianaBoehmeria cylindrica var. elatiorBoehmeria cylindrica var. littoralisBoehmeria cylindrica var. scabraBoehmeria dasypodaBoehmeria decurrensBoehmeria drummondianaBoehmeria elongataBoehmeria floridaBoehmeria laterifloraBoehmeria littoralisBoehmeria longifoliaBoehmeria phyllostachyaBoehmeria phyllostachya f. glabriorBoehmeria scabraDuretia cylindricaDuretia palustrisBoehmeria cylindrica var. phyllostachyaBoehmeria cylindrica var. tenerrimaBoehmeria cylindrica var. cylindrica
