Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

This plant has been cultivated for the fiber of its stems, which is extracted and used for fabric in a manner reminiscent of linen (which is made from stem fibers of Linum usitatissimum), per Weakley's Flora (2023)

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boehmeria nivea   FAMILY Urticaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Boehmeria nivea

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Boehmeria nivea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-03-002:

Boehmeria nivea   FAMILY Urticaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (THE GENUS NAME ILLEGITIMATE) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ramium niveum

COMMON NAME:
Ramie

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Boehmeria nivea   FAMILY Urticaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Boehmeria nivea   FAMILY Urticaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Boehmeria nivea

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Boehmeria nivea

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 059-03-002:
Boehmeria nivea   FAMILY Urticaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (THE GENUS NAME ILLEGITIMATE) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ramium niveum