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Scientific or common name:

Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.


URTICACEAE Family selection - Nettle family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd. ser. 5, 2: 296, 302. 1851
Rank: species

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Rockweed
en English name: artillery-plant
English name: gunpowder-plant
German name: kleinblättrige Kanonierblume

Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Parietaria microphylla L.


Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Griseb.



TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Hamamelididae
Order: Urticales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:


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Gallery:

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Flowers and leaves at Charlie barracks Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
In seed tray at DLNR nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Keanae Arboretum, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Pink variegated leaves at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Fruiting habit at Water tanks Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Blue faced dove at Lahaina, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Charlie barracks Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Boynton Beach, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Waimanalo, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Pink variegated leaves at Home Depot Nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit with Alex at Waimanalo, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Fruiting habit at Water tanks Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit in asphalt at Waimanalo, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
In seed tray at DLNR nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Deering Park, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pilea microphylla
Pilea microphylla
Habit at Kopiliula, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MI, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Distributional map for Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Map for Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA



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3) Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray [605]
4) Pilea repens (Sw.) Weddell [173]
5) Pilea sanctae-crucis Liebm. [235]
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