Pilea trianthemoides
Artillery Plant
Also known as: Adicea microphylla var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Kuntze +7 more
- Adicea microphylla var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Kuntze
- Adicea subcrenata Kuntze
- Dubrueilia callitrichoides Gaudich.
- Parietaria prostrata Spreng.
- Pilea microphylla var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Griseb.
- Pilea muscosa var. trianthemoides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Urtica callitrichoides Kunth
- Urtica trianthemoides Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Pilea trianthemoides (commonly known as Artillery Plant) is a shrub belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Northeast, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cuba, Florida, Jamaica