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False Nettle

False nettle, Boehmeria cylindrica

Clusters of tiny green or greenish-white flowers growing in spikes between leaves.



  • Scientific Name: Boehmeria cylindrica

  • Other Names: Bog Hemp, Smallspike False Nettle, Swamp Nettle

  • Plant Height: 2 - 5 feet

  • Flower Size: Minute

  • Flower Color: Green

  • Bloom Time: July, August

  • Petal: Other

  • Leaf: Opposite, Toothed

  • Stem: Smooth, Unbranched

  • Environment: Moist, Part Shade, Sun

  • Location: Crabtree Creek Greenway, Hatcher Creek Greenway, Indian Creek Greenway

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