Pilea herniarioides
Caribbean Clearweed
Also known as: Adicea deltoidea (Liebm.) Kuntze +11 more
- Adicea deltoidea (Liebm.) Kuntze
- Adicea herniarioides (Sw.) Small
- Adicea microphylla var. herniariodes (Sw.) Kuntze
- Adicea microphylla var. herniarioides Kuntze, 1891
- Pilea deltoidea Liebm.
- Pilea deltoidea var. domingensis Wedd.
- Pilea herniarioides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Pilea microphylla var. herniarioides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Pilea microphylla var. peregrina Griseb.
- Pilea muscosa var. herniarioides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Pilea peregrina Grudz. & P.Herrera
- Urtica herniarioides Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Pilea herniarioides (commonly known as Caribbean clearweed) is an annual or shrub within the Urticaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is.
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