PLANTS Profile for Pilea leptophylla (Puerto Rico clearweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Pilea leptophylla Urb.
Puerto Rico clearweed

Symbol:

PILE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

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Pilea leptophylla Urb.

Native Status:
Pilea leptophylla Urb.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Pilea leptophylla Urb.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae, 22 species in Pilea

Classification:
Pilea leptophylla Urb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Hamamelididae
Order	Urticales
Family	Urticaceae – Nettle family
Genus	Pilea Lindl. – clearweed
Species	Pilea leptophylla Urb. – Puerto Rico clearweed

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Pilea leptophylla Urb.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19141.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 12:21 PM CDT