Canadian Woodnettle

Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell - Nettle family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Canadian Woodnettle: Aglais milberti, Diachrysia balluca, Polygonia comma, Vanessa atalanta rubria

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.