Urticaceae
Lesser clearweed
Pilea fontana
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pilea
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Pilea fontanaUrticaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lesser clearweed
Synonyms
- Adicea fontana Lunell
- Adicea opaca Lunell
- Pilea opaca (Lunell) Rydb.
- Pilea pumila f. fontana (Lunell) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.