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|accepted_name=Boehmeria nivea
|accepted_authority=(Linnaeus) Gaudichaud-Beaupré
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Voy. Uranie
|place=12: 499. 1830
|year=1830
}}
|common_names=Ramie
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Urtica nivea
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|publication_title=Sp. Pl.
|publication_place=2: 985. 1753
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Ramium niveum
|authority=(Linnaeus) Small
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Urticaceae;Boehmeria;Boehmeria nivea
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Urticaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Boehmeria]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Boehmeria nivea]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or subshrubs, 2(-3) m. <b>Leaves</b> alternate. <b>Leaf</b> blades broadly ovate to nearly orbiculate, 8-15 × 5-12 cm, abaxial surface densely white-tomentose, adaxial surface slightly scabrous. <b>Inflorescences</b> panicles of moniliform (beaded) clusters, branches not leafy at apex; staminate flowers in proximal leaf axils, pistillate flowers in distil axils. <b>Achenes</b> compressed or lenticular, ovoid or ellipsoid, ca. 1.5 × ca. 0.9 mm, pubescent with straight or slightly curved hairs, uniformly smooth; seeds not conspicuous in outline, corky tissue absent.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering late summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, waste places, vacant lots, cultivated fields, along Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains
|elevation=0-200 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;S.C.;Tex.;Va.;Central America;Asia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p><i>Boehmeria nivea</i>, ramie, is an important source of fiber in Asia and was introduced into the United States in 1855 as a commercial crop. The fibers are exceptionally strong but difficult to extract.</p>
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name=Boehmeria nivea
|authority=(Linnaeus) Gaudichaud-Beaupré
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Ramium niveum
|basionyms=Urtica nivea
|family=Urticaceae
|phenology=Flowering late summer–fall.
|habitat=Roadsides, waste places, vacant lots, cultivated fields, along Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains
|elevation=0-200 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;S.C.;Tex.;Va.;Central America;Asia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Voy. Uranie
|publication year=1830
|special status=Introduced
|source xml=https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V3/V3_453.xml
|genus=Boehmeria
|species=Boehmeria nivea
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