Tricuspidate falsenettle is a perennial plant native to East Asia, found along forest edges and in streamside thickets. Its broad leaves usually end in three points, with the middle point longest, giving the plant its name.
Appearance
Growth form
This perennial is about 1.5–5 ft (0.5–1.5 m) tall.
Leaves
The broad leaves usually end in three points; the middle point extends furthest.
Flowers
Tiny flowers cluster on narrow spikes from the leaf joints.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
forest edges
streamside thickets
Range
It grows in Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan.
Name and classification
About the name
A nearly unlobed relative is treated by some botanists as a variety of this species and by others as a separate species, Boehmeria paraspicata.