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Ramie， commonly known as China grass， white ramie and green ramie， is one of the group referred to as the bast fiber crops. It is a hardy perennial belonging to the nettle family， which can be harvested up to three times a year. It produces a large number of un-branched stems from underground rhizomes and has a crop life from 6 to 20 years.