Urticaceae
Caribbean clearweed
Pilea herniarioides
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pilea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Caribbean clearweed
Synonyms
- Adicea herniarioides (Sw.) Small
- Adicea microphylla var. herniarioides (Sw.) Kuntze
- Pilea microphylla var. herniarioides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Pilea muscosa var. herniarioides (Sw.) Wedd.
- Pilea peregrina Grudz. & P.Herrera
- Urtica herniarioides Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, 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 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.