Shrubby false nettle is a kind of subshrub, 2 m in height, stem round, solitary or sub-branches, branchlets and stems hairy. Leaves simple, alternate, oblong, crenate at margin, stem long, leaf bases cuneate or truncate, rough in upper surface with white hair on bottom surface, vein and stem with long hair. The skin of the stem of shrubby false nettle can be used for cloth weaving, while the root and leaves can be collected for medication purpose. The fibers as taken are important croppers and also the materials for making fishing nets.