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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, usually branched. Plants usually monoecious, rarely dioecious, glabrate or strigose, without stinging hairs.
- Leaves
- Cauline, opposite, simple; petiole .2 to 2 inches; blade lanceolate to broadly ovate, 1.5 to 6 inches long, .8 to 3 inches wide, margins coarsely serrate, tip acuminate.
- Inflorescence
- Spike-like, axillary
- Flower
- Unisexual; staminate flower tepals 4; stamens 4; rudimentary ovary present; pistillate flower tepals 4, connate, adnate to ovary; style 1, persistent, elongate.
- Fruit
- Achenes ovate to elliptic, .04 to .06 inch, tightly enclosed by persistent tepals.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Moist or wet soil of meadows or low woods, marshes, seeps and springs
- Distribution
- East 4/5 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Named for German botanist and physician Georg Rudolph Boehmer, (1723-1803).
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Urticaceae - Nettle Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 16-40 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2014-04-16
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: June, July, August, September, October