Stems branched and hairy. Leaves ovate to obovate to 5 cm long, 3 cm wide, margin toothed, often puckered, with 3 prominent veins. Flowers in summer. [P. spruceana misapplied]
C North America & South America
Cultivars variously coloured with red, copper, and silver; their parentage is uncertain although those often sold as P. spruceana are probably this species.
Source: (1997). Urticaceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
