Pilea serpyllacea

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Pilea serpyllacea
Artillery Stoplight or Mexican Artillery (Pilea serpyllacea) can be found in the glass-house of Botanical garden of Tartu University, Estonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:
P. serpyllacea
Binomial name
Pilea serpyllacea
(Kunth) Liebm.

Pilea serpyllacea is an herbaceous plant native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1] It has been introduced into a number of areas outside its native range, such as Hawaii and the Galapagos.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pilea serpyllacea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Pilea serpyllacea (Urticaceae)". Global Compendium of Weeds.