Urticaceae
Depressed clearweed
Pilea depressa
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pilea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 玲珑冷水花
- English
- Depressed clearweed, Giant baby tears, Kiereweed
- Italian
- Clearweed depressa, Kiereweed
Synonyms
- Adicea depressa (Sw.) Kuntze
- Pilea depressa var. calycosa C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Pilea depressa var. multicrenata Wedd.
- Urtica depressa Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Depressed clearweed: 玲瓏冷水花 Pilea depressa [香港公園 Hong Kong Park]](/plants/pilea-depressa/photos/c5d203a377745b11-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Depressed clearweed: 玲瓏冷水花 Pilea depressa [香港公園 Hong Kong Park]](/plants/pilea-depressa/photos/c5d203a377745b11-l.webp)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.