Pilea trianthemoides

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Pilea trianthemoides
Pilea serpyllifolia - Berlin Botanical Garden - IMG 8711.JPG
Pilea trianthemoides (Pilea serpyllifolia)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:
P. trianthemoides
Binomial name
Pilea trianthemoides
(Sw.) Lindl.

Pilea trianthemoides, the artillery plant, is a species of shrubs or subshrubs in the family Urticaceae, native to Florida and the Caribbean islands, where it grows in waste places and moist thickets. It flowers year round.

Synonyms[]

  • Pilea microphylla var. trianthemoides
  • Pilea serpyllifolia
  • Urtica trianthemoides

References[]

  • GBIF entry
  • Swartz, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 8: 68. 1787


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