PLANTS Profile for Pilea (clearweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Pilea Lindl.
clearweed

Symbol:

PILEA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Urticaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Pilea Lindl.

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Distribution:
Pilea Lindl.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Pilea Lindl.

View 19 genera in Urticaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Pilea depressa (Sw.) Blume. .

Pilea depressa
depressed clearweed

Distribution of Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb.. .

Pilea fontana
lesser clearweed

Pilea grandifolia

Distribution of Pilea herniarioides (Sw.) Lindl.. .

Pilea herniarioides
Caribbean clearweed

Distribution of Pilea inaequalis (Juss. ex Poir.) Weddell. .

Pilea inaequalis
West Indian clearweed

Distribution of Pilea involucrata (Sims) Urb.. .

Pilea involucrata
friendship plant

Pilea krugii
Krug's clearweed

Distribution of Pilea leptophylla Urb.. .

Pilea leptophylla
Puerto Rico clearweed

Distribution of Pilea margarettiae Britton. .

Pilea margarettiae
Margarett's clearweed

Distribution of Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.. .

Pilea microphylla
rockweed

Distribution of Pilea multicaulis Urb.. .

Pilea multicaulis
Liquillo Mountain clearweed

Distribution of Pilea nummulariifolia (Sw.) Weddell. .

Pilea nummulariifolia
creeping charlie

Distribution of Pilea parietaria (L.) Blume. .

Pilea parietaria
verdolaguilla

Distribution of Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.. .

Pilea peploides
Pacific Island clearweed

Distribution of Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray. . Image Available.

Pilea pumila
Canadian clearweed

Pilea richardii
Richard's clearweed

Distribution of Pilea rivoriae Weddell. .

Pilea rivoriae
Antilles clearweed

Distribution of Pilea sanctae-crucis Liebm.. .

Pilea sanctae-crucis
Virgin Island clearweed

Distribution of Pilea semidentata (Juss. ex Poir.) Weddell. .

Pilea semidentata
cliffside clearweed

Pilea tenerrima
musgo

Distribution of Pilea trianthemoides (Sw.) Lindl.. .

Pilea trianthemoides
artillery plant

Distribution of Pilea yunquensis (Urb.) Britton & P. Wilson. .

Pilea yunquensis
mountain clearweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Pilea Lindl.

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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

More Accounts and Images:
Pilea Lindl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19129.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 09:31 PM CDT