Pilea trianthemoides

Pilea trianthemoides
Pilea trianthemoides (Pilea serpyllifolia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 Urticaceae family, 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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