Boehmeria cylindrica (Linnaeus) Swartz. Swamp-nettle. Phen: Jul-Aug; Sep-Oct. Hab: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, bogs, tidal marshes, other marshes, other wetlands. Dist: QC and MN south to FL and NM; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WI; > Boehmeria austrina Small – S13; > Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. – S, S13; > Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. cylindrica – F, Il, Tat, Tx; > Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. drummondiana (Wedd.) Wedd. – F, Il, Tx; > Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. var. scabra Porter – Tat; > Boehmeria decurrens Small – S, S13; > Boehmeria drummondiana Wedd. – S; > Boehmeria scabra (Porter) Small – S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ?: 5
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