Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant, Gunpowder Plant, Creeping Charly
Other regional names: Lace Plant +2 more
- Lace Plant
- Military Fern
- Rockweed
Also known as: Adicea microphylla (L.) Kuntze +15 more
- Adicea microphylla (L.) Kuntze
- Chamaecnide microphylla (L.) Nees ex Miq.
- Dubrueilia microphylla (L.) Gaudich.
- Parietaria microphylla L.
- Pilea aripoensis Britton
- Pilea herniarifolia Blume
- Pilea microphylla (L.) Griseb.
- Pilea microphylla var. longifolia Wedd.
- Pilea microphylla var. portulacoides (Wedd.) Wedd.
- Pilea muscosa Lindl.
- Pilea muscosa var. alba W.Bull
- Pilea muscosa var. microphylla (L.) Wedd.
- Pilea muscosa var. portulacoides Wedd.
- Pilea peperomiifolia Liebm.
- Pilea portula Liebm.
- Pilea portulacina (Spreng.) Blume
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Urticaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Originating in North America and South America, Pilea microphylla (commonly known as Artillery plant or Gunpowder plant) is an annual or biennial belonging to the Urticaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Missouri, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Gilbert Is., Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Line Is., Madeira, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Michigan, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Pakistan, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tennessee, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zaïre
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms