NameThatPlant.net: Laportea aestuans

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Laportea aestuans FAMILY Urticaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Laportea aestuans FAMILY Urticaceae

COMMON NAME:
West Indian Wood-nettle

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Laportea aestuans FAMILY Urticaceae

3982

Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Waste ground and agricultural areas (e.g. tree farms), per Weakley's Flora

Non-native

Waif(s)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes present

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins regularly serrate or dentate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish?
4-5 sepals in staminate flowers, 2-4 in pistillate flowers
Petals absent
4-5 stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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