Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis / Kusakoakaso

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis / Kusakoakaso クサコアカソ
Bloom time: July-September

Family:	Urticaceae / Irakusaka		The other species in the genus Boehmeria:
			Boehmeria holosericea / Niouyabumao Boehmeria platanifolia / Meyabumao Boehmeria spicata / Koakaso Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis / Kusakoakaso
		Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis / Kusakoakaso クサコアカソ

Boehmeria tricuspis var. unicuspis occurs on somewhat damp forest edges or trails and grows to 0.5-1m in height. Leaves are oval to oval-like oblong, with tips pointed in a tail way, margins have 10-20 pairs of serrations, and bases are circular to somewhat cuneate. Axils emerge long peduncles; those from upper axils set red-brown female inflorescences in a raceme way, and male inflorescences, yellow-white, put themselves on lower axils in the same way. Bloom time: July-September.

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