Laportea interrupta
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| Laportea interrupta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Laportea |
| Species: | L. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew | |
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Laportea interrupta is a short-lived annual that grows mainly in seasonally dry tropical regions.
The low growing herb is monoecious annual that typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 2 metres (2.0 in to 6 ft 6.7 in) in height. The leaves and stems are covered in irritant hairs. The plant produced white to cream to green generally during warmer months.[1]
