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Revision as of 15:22, 16 May 2018

Boehmeria cylindrica
Boehmeria cylindrica AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Urticales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Boehmeria
Species: B. cylindrica
Binomial name
Boehmeria cylindrica
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BOEH CYLI DIST.JPG
Natural range of Boehmeria cylindrica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

B. cylindrica is a perennial forb/herb of the Urticaceae family native to North America, Canada, and Puerto Rico. [1]

Distribution

B. cylindrica is found in Puerto Rico, the Quebec and Ontario regions of Canada, and everywhere but the northwestern corner of the United States. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

B. cylindrica is found in swamp forests, bottomlands, bogs, tidal marshes, and other marshes and wetlands. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BOCY
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.