This native annual nettle grows up to 15 inches tall. The stems are erect and unbranched. The blunt-pointed, lance-shaped leaves are on long stalks, alternating on the stem (A). The inconspicuous green flowers are clustered around the leaf axils (B). Identified by its long, tapering leaves and green flower clusters in alternate leaf axils.
Found along shaded woodland trails, flowering from May through October. In Fontenelle Forest, locally common, for instance along Hawthorn Trail. At Neale Woods, uncommon along Neale Trail.
This nettle lacks stinging hairs.
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