Difference between revisions of "Pilea microphylla"
Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5, 2: 296. 1851.
Common names: Artillery weed
Selected by author to be illustratedWeedy
Basionym: Species Linnaeus
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual or short-lived perennial, 0.3-2 dm. <b>Stems</b> 10-40-branched, erect. <b>Leaf</b> 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. <b>Inflorescences</b> crowded. <b>Flowers</b> ca. 0.5 mm across. <b>Achenes</b> uniformly light brown, slightly compressed, ovoid-cylindric, ca. 0.5(-1.1) × 0.3 mm, smooth.</span><!-- |
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|habitat=Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry | |habitat=Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry | ||
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|discussion=<p>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.</p> | |discussion=<p>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.</p> | ||
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|habitat=Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry | |habitat=Waste places, hammocks, rocky woods, cultivated plots, on masonry | ||
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| − | |distribution=Fla.;Ga.;La.;S.C.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;tropical South America;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Asia | + | |distribution=Fla.;Ga.;La.;S.C.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;tropical South America;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Asia. |
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|publication title=Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. | |publication title=Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. | ||
|publication year=1851 | |publication year=1851 | ||
|special status=Selected by author to be illustrated;Weedy | |special status=Selected by author to be illustrated;Weedy | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 27 July 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
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.