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'''''Boehmeria''''' is a [[genus]] of about 100 [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the nettle family [[Urticaceae]], native to [[Asia]] and [[North America]]. The species include [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]]s, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s. Although related to [[nettle]]s, this genus does not have stinging hairs. Some species are known commonly as '''false nettle'''.
This genus is named in honor of the German botanist, [[Georg Rudolf Boehmer]].
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Boehmeria (G. R. Boehmer, a German botanist). Urticaceae. A fiber plant; and a greenhouse shrub or tree.
Boehmeria (G. R. Boehmer, a German botanist). Urticaceae. A fiber plant; and a greenhouse shrub or tree.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
One species, [[ramie]] (''Boehmeria nivea'') is an important [[fibre]] [[agriculture|crop]]. Some are also used as an [[ornamental plant]]s.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
==Varieties==
==Species==
Species include:
''[[Boehmeria biloba]]''<br/>
''[[Boehmeria cylindrica]]''<br/>
''[[Boehmeria grandis]]''<br/>
''[[Boehmeria jamaicensis]]''<br/>
''[[Boehmeria nivea]]'' - ramie<br/>
''[[Boehmeria platanifolia]]''<br/>
''[[Boehmeria tenacissima]]'' - green ramie
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
