Difference between revisions of "Pilea microphylla"

(Linnaeus) Liebmann

Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5, 2: 296. 1851.

Common names: Artillery weed
Selected by author to be illustratedWeedy
Basionym: Parietaria microphylla Linnaeus
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Revision as of 18:16, 18 September 2019

Herbs, annual or short-lived perennial, 0.3-2 dm. Stems 10-40-branched, erect. Leaf blades spatulate to obovate, paired blades unequal, the larger 3-10 × 1.5-5.5 mm, the smaller 1.5-4 × 0.7-2 mm, margins entire. Inflorescences crowded. Flowers ca. 0.5 mm across. Achenes uniformly light brown, slightly compressed, ovoid-cylindric, ca. 0.5(-1.1) × 0.3 mm, smooth.


Phenology: Flowering all year.
Habitat: Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry
Elevation: 0-100 m

Distribution

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Fla., Ga., La., S.C., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, tropical South America, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Asia.

Discussion

Pilea microphylla has been collected once in Tennessee and once in Michigan, but it is unlikely that the species persists so far north. It is widely grown as a houseplant in the north and a border plant in the south. It is a greenhouse weed in various parts of the flora.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Parietaria microphylla +
Artillery weed +
Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, S.C. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, tropical South America +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +  and Asia. +
0-100 m +
Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry +
Flowering all year. +
Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. +
Selected by author to be illustrated +  and Weedy +
Adicea +
Pilea microphylla +
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