| Pilea depressa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Pilea |
| Species: | P. depressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilea depressa (Sw.) Blume | |
Pilea depressa, the depressed clearweed [1] , also sold as kiereweed [2] , is a plant native to the Caribbean. [3] [4]
The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus Urtica, ramie, māmaki, and ajlai.
Pilea, with 600–715 species, is the largest genus of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae, and one of the larger genera in the Urticales.
Pilea pumila, commonly known as clearweed, is an edible herbaceous plant in the nettle family (Urticaceae). It is native to Asia and eastern North America, where it is broadly distributed.
Pilea schimpfii is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is endemic to the Chimborazo, Napo, El Oro, and Carchi provences of Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. During the second world war, the only plants in captivity were destroyed in the German herbarium in Berlin, Germany.
Pilea microphylla also known as rockweed, artillery plant, gunpowder plant or brilhantina is an annual plant native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, and tropical Central and Southern America. In the southern part of México, specifically Campeche and Mérida, the local name is Frescura. The plant belongs to the family Urticaceae. It has light green, almost succulent, stems and tiny 1/8" leaves which contribute to its other nickname, "Artillery Fern", though it is not related to ferns. It is grown as a ground cover in many areas.
Artillery plant is a common name for several plants in the genus Pilea and may refer to:
Pilea peperomioides, more commonly known as Chinese money plant, pancake plant, UFO plant, lefse plant, missionary plant,' "Bender Plant"'or mirror grass, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in southern China.
Centaurea depressa, the low cornflower, is a species of Centaurea. It is native to southwestern and central Asia. Its common name is Iranian knapweed. The plant grows to 0.3 m (1 ft) tall and flowers from July to August. It can grow in nutritionally poor soil and is drought tolerant.
Pilea nummulariifolia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant commonly known as creeping charlie native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It can be grown indoors, for example in a hanging pot.
Pilea cadierei, the aluminium plant or watermelon pilea, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to China and Vietnam. The specific epithet cadierei refers to the 20th-century botanist R.P. Cadière. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Pilea crassifolia is a plant native to Central and South America. One well-known cultivar, grown for its colorful foliage, is P. crassifolia 'Moon Valley'.
Pilea grandifolia is an undershrub native only to Jamaica. It is sometimes cultivated.
Pilea involucrata, commonly called the friendship plant, is a bushy trailing plant which is sometimes cultivated, especially where high humidity can be provided, such as in a terrarium. It is native to Central and South America.
Pilea fontana, the lesser clearweed, is an herbaceous plant which is very similar to Pilea pumila. They can be distinguished by the appearance of the mature achenes. The bloom season runs from July to September and the plant can be seen throughout the Northeastern US and Canada. The fruit is a flattened, teardrop-shaped up to 1/6 inch long and 75-85% as wide.
Achudemia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. It is sometimes also treated as a section of the genus Pilea.
Logfia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the cudweed tribe of the sunflower family, known as the field cottonrose.
Gaultheria depressa, commonly known as the mountain snow berry or alpine wax berry, is a small ground hugging shrub of the heath family Ericaceae native to rocky alpine areas of Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand.
Pilea glaucophylla, the silver-leaved artillery plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae, native to Colombia.
Pilea elegans is a species in the plant family Urticaceae. It is found in Chile. USDA hardiness zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about -5 degrees C. Light requirements consist of indirect light/low light Can bee found in deep ravines in Chile facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow
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