Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: The Americas
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

This herb grows in moist woodlands and wetlands across much of North America. It lacks the stinging hairs found on its relatives, allowing insects to crawl safely.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Boehmeria
Species: Boehmeria cylindrica