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Small-spike False Nettle

Boehmeria cylindrica

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Illustration of Small-spike False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

Small-spike False Nettle is a native perennial wildflower of moist forests and wetland edges that resembles stinging nettle but lacks stinging hairs. It is the larval host plant for the eastern comma, red admiral, and question mark butterflies, making it ecologically important despite its unassuming appearance.

Habitat
Moist forests, stream banks, and wetland edges in eastern North America
Diet
Larval host for eastern comma, red admiral, and question mark butterflies
How common
Common

Best time to see a Small-spike False Nettle

The best time to see a Small-spike False Nettle is June–September, when about 69% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 10,179 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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