Neraudia sericea is a rare species of flowering plant in the nettle family known by the common name woodland ma'oloa.

This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

The upper leaf surface is moderately hairy, and the lower leaf surface is densely covered with irregularly curved, silky gray to white hairs up to 1 mm (0.04 in) long along the veins.

The female flowers are stalkless and have a densely hairy calyx that is either toothed, collar-like, or divided into narrow unequal segments.

The fruits are 1 mm (0.04 in) long achenes with the apical section separated from the basal portion by a deep constriction.