Boehmeria diffusa Weddell, Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 9: 356. 1856; B. diffusa var. strigosa Weddell.

Herbs perennial or subshrubs, well branched, diffuse or erect, to 1.5 m tall. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite in lower stems, base often cuneate, margin coarsely 7-13-dentate. Fruiting perianth base often obtuse. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 28.

This variety is very common in China, and it is variable in leaf shape and size.

The plants are used in traditional medicine and as pig feed.

Forest margins, roadsides, often somewhat dry places in disturbed areas; 200-2400 m. S Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, N Guangdong, N Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, N Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam].